🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Abric de Can Castellví
UNESCO-listed Levantine rock art site in Catalonia
📋 Fast Facts
- Serial UNESCO World Heritage Site component since 1998
- Located in Catalonia, eastern Spain
- Red ochre Levantine-style rock art, age estimated 8,000–3,500 years old
- Natural rock shelter (abric) preserves pigments in Mediterranean landscape
Abric de Can Castellví is a documented component of the serial UNESCO World Heritage Site "Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula." The site consists of a natural rock shelter containing prehistoric Levantine rock art executed in red ochre. Its designation reflects the archaeological and cultural significance of the Iberian Peninsula's prehistoric artistic traditions and their representation of early Mediterranean societies ...