🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Abric de la Vall d'Ingla
UNESCO-listed Levantine rock shelter with Late Upper Paleolithic paintings
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula)
- Location: Eastern Spain, Mediterranean region
- Period: Late Upper Paleolithic to early Holocene (approximately 9,000 to 2,500 years ago)
- Primary feature: Levantine rock art with figurative representations in red ochre
Abric de la Vall d'Ingla is a prehistoric rock shelter located in eastern Spain that preserves Levantine rock art dating to the Late Upper Paleolithic and early Holocene periods. The site forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage designation for Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, recognized for its significance in documenting early human artistic expression and settlement patterns in the Mediterranean region. The shelter contains figurative representations that provide ...