🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Cueva de la Araña- Abrigo I
Prehistoric cliff-side gallery of hunting, ritual, and symbolic imagery
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in eastern Spain near Bicorp, Valencia region
- Dates to Neolithic and Copper Age periods (7000–3000 BCE)
- Features human figures, animals, and abstract geometric patterns
- Painted with natural pigments on sheltered cliff overhang (abrigo)
Cueva de la Araña–Abrigo I is a key site within the Mediterranean Basin rock art ensemble, offering vivid panels of painted figures that reflect both daily life and ceremonial practice. Set in a sheltered cliff overhang, the site preserves scenes that blend hunting, movement, and symbolic imagery, suggesting a deep connection between human activity and the surrounding landscape ...