🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Cova del Tabac, eastern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising over 700 prehistoric rock art sites across eastern Spain
- Paintings created during Upper Paleolithic to Bronze Age, most dating 8000–3000 BCE
- Depicts hunting scenes, human figures, animals, and symbolic representations using mineral pigments
- Largest concentration of prehistoric rock art in Europe
Cova del Tabac is one of more than 700 sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage listing for the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in eastern Spain, the cave contains paintings created during the Levantine period, spanning from the Upper Paleolithic through the Bronze Age. The artworks document the symbolic and cultural expressions of early human communities, offering direct evidence of their social structures, rituals, and daily life ...