🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Abric de la Baridana II, Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- Component site of a serial UNESCO World Heritage property comprising over 700 painted rock shelters across eastern Spain
- Contains Levantine rock art motifs including dynamic human and animal figures dating from the Epipalaeolithic to early Neolithic periods
- Mineral-based pigments produce red, ochre, and darker tones depicting hunting scenes, ritual practices, and community life
- Located in a Mediterranean limestone landscape with natural rock shelters in Catalonia
Abric de la Baridana II is one of the designated components within the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage serial property. This shelter represents an important fragment of the vast prehistoric artistic tradition that developed across eastern Spain, preserved within a rugged Mediterranean landscape characterized by cliffs and limestone formations. The site's inclusion in the series reflects its cultural value and contribution to understanding ...