🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Els Figuerals
Levantine rock shelter with painted human and animal figures
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of Mediterranean rock-art ensemble)
- Located in eastern Spain within the Levantine tradition area
- Features red and ochre pigmented figures on shallow rock overhang
- Human and animal subjects depicting daily activities and movement
Els Figuerals is a rock shelter in eastern Spain containing Levantine-style painted figures. The site preserves scenes of human and animal activity rendered in red and ochre pigments on a shallow rock overhang. The compositions present slender figures in dynamic postures alongside depictions of deer and wild goats, reflecting subsistence practices and ritual of prehistoric Mediterranean communities ...