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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Abrigo de la Cornisa

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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Abrigo de la Cornisa
Levantine imagery on a prominent ledge


🕐 1 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 04:50

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

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  • Levantine rock art shelter on a natural ledge in eastern Spain
  • Part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
  • Features red ochre paintings depicting hunting scenes and human figures
  • Dated to Epipalaeolithic and early Neolithic periods

Abrigo de la Cornisa is a Levantine rock art shelter located on a natural ledge within the Mediterranean terrain of eastern Spain. As part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, the site preserves painted panels that illustrate prehistoric hunting scenes, social interactions, and symbolic expression. The shelter's elevated position and visible location suggest both practical and ritual significance for the communities who created these works ...

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