🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Chaves II
Levantine hunting and ritual scenes in a prehistoric rock shelter
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (Mediterranean Rock Art of the Iberian Peninsula)
- Late prehistoric period, Levantine tradition (c. 8000–3000 BCE)
- Shallow limestone rock shelter with red and ochre pigmented figures
- Located in eastern Spain, Aragon region
Chaves II is a painted rock shelter forming part of the Mediterranean Levantine rock art tradition of eastern Spain. The site preserves finely executed figures in red and dark ochre pigments depicting human forms, deer, and wild goats rendered in dynamic poses. Set within a naturally sheltered limestone overhang, the panel documents hunting scenes, ritual gatherings, and community life from the late prehistoric period, offering rare visual evidence of social organization and symbolic behavior ...