🎨 Abrigo de la Viñuela
Levantine rock art shelter in Mediterranean Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula)
- Location: Eastern Spain, Mediterranean uplands (38.138139°N, 2.393861°W)
- Dating: Epipalaeolithic and early Neolithic periods
- Art form: Painted rock shelter with red mineral pigments depicting human and animal figures
Abrigo de la Viñuela is a rock shelter containing Levantine prehistoric paintings located in the Mediterranean uplands of eastern Spain. The site is inscribed as part of the UNESCO World Heritage ensemble Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, which documents the artistic and cultural expressions of Epipalaeolithic and early Neolithic communities. The shelter's natural overhang has protected the painted motifs for thousands of years, preserving evidence of hunting ...