🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Abrigo del Buen Aire I
Neolithic and Copper Age rock shelter with painted panels in Murcia region, Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula inscribed in 1998)
- Located in Murcia autonomous community, southeastern Spain, coordinates 38.545889, -1.315333
- Rock shelter containing painted panels from Neolithic and Copper Age periods
- Depicts stylized human figures, deer, ibex, and evidence of hunting and communal activities
Abrigo del Buen Aire I is a rock shelter in southeastern Spain containing prehistoric painted panels recognized as part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art tradition. The site preserves pigmented imagery created by early Iberian communities during the Neolithic and Copper Age periods. The shelter's natural rock face served as a surface for depicting human figures, animals, and scenes reflecting daily subsistence and social organization ...