🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Lavadero Tello II
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising over 700 rock art sites across eastern Spain
- Artwork dates primarily to 8,000–3,000 BCE, with some from Upper Paleolithic period (50,000 BCE)
- Largest concentration of prehistoric rock art in Europe
- Depicts hunting scenes, human figures, animals, and spiritual or ritualistic activities
Lavadero Tello II is one of the significant sites within the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This shelter contains prehistoric rock paintings that provide evidence of the life, rituals, and beliefs of early human communities in eastern Spain. The site is part of a larger network of over 700 rock shelters and caves along the Mediterranean Basin, collectively preserving thousands of images spanning several millennia ...