🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Covetes del Puntal- Abric V
UNESCO World Heritage prehistoric rock shelter in eastern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1998 as part of the collective Mediterranean Basin rock art designation
- Contains prehistoric rock paintings dating from the Upper Paleolithic through Bronze Age
- Located in eastern Spain, part of a network of over 700 rock art sites across the region
- Features human figures, animals, hunting scenes, and geometric symbols created using natural pigments
Covetes del Puntal- Abric V is a rock shelter site containing prehistoric paintings that forms part of the larger Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula UNESCO World Heritage designation. The site preserves artistic expressions created between approximately 8,000 BCE and 3,000 BCE, though some occupation and artistic activity may extend into the Bronze Age. The paintings offer archaeological evidence of early human societies' social structures, spiritual practices, and ...