🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Yedra component site, eastern Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- Levantine-style rock art dated to Late Upper Paleolithic and early Neolithic periods
- Part of a serial UNESCO World Heritage property comprising over 700 sites across eastern Spain
- Features dynamic figurative scenes including hunting activities and animal depictions
- Protected under Spanish national heritage laws with coordinated conservation management
Yedra is a documented component within the serial UNESCO World Heritage property known as the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in eastern Spain, this site contains Levantine-style rock art panels that exemplify the artistic sophistication of early Mediterranean societies. The paintings demonstrate fine-line execution and deliberate composition, offering direct evidence of human lifeways during the transition from hunter-gatherer to early farming communities ...