🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Abric de la Serra de la Mussara, Tarragona, Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO serial property comprising over 700 documented rock-shelter sites across eastern Spain
- Prehistoric paintings dating primarily to 8,000–3,000 BCE (Mesolithic to early Neolithic periods)
- Located in Tarragona province in mountainous interior of eastern Spain
- Paintings executed in red mineral pigments depicting human figures, animals, hunting scenes, and ritual activity
Abric de la Serra de la Mussara is one of the constituent sites within the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage serial property. Located in the mountainous interior of Tarragona province in eastern Spain, the shelter preserves prehistoric painted motifs that exemplify Levantine rock art traditions spanning the late Mesolithic and early Neolithic periods. The site occupies a rugged landscape of cliffs, ravines, and elevated plateaus that once ...