🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Cova del Racó d'en Perdigó, Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- Part of a serial property comprising more than 700 painted rock shelters across eastern Spain
- Dated to the late Upper Paleolithic through Neolithic periods, approximately 8000 BCE to 3500 BCE
- Contains figurative motifs in red and brownish-red pigments, including hunting scenes and stylized human figures
- Component 874-036 within the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula UNESCO World Heritage Site
Cova del Racó d'en Perdigó is one of more than 700 painted rock shelters that comprise the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a vast prehistoric cultural landscape spanning thousands of square kilometers across eastern Spain. The shelter preserves figurative paintings created by early human communities over several millennia, documenting hunting practices, social behavior, and ritual expression. The site exemplifies the narrative quality and artistic sophistication ...