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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Abric d'Ermites II

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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Abric d'Ermites II
UNESCO-designated Neolithic rock art shelter in eastern Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 15:56

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  • UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of collective designation covering Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula)
  • Located in eastern Spain, Mediterranean Basin region
  • Neolithic and post-Paleolithic rock art shelter with preserved paintings
  • Part of Europe's most extensive concentration of Mediterranean prehistoric rock art

Abric d'Ermites II is a rock art shelter in eastern Spain designated as part of the collective UNESCO World Heritage Site covering Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula. The site preserves prehistoric rock paintings from the Neolithic and subsequent periods, contributing to the archaeological record of early human artistic expression in the Mediterranean region. The shelter forms one component of an extensive network of caves, overhangs, and rockshelters that collectively ...

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