🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Garganta de la Hoz IX
UNESCO-listed Levantine rock art site in eastern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 874-128)
- Rock paintings span Upper Paleolithic to Bronze Age periods
- Located in a canyon landscape in eastern Spain
- Contains depictions of human figures, animals, and abstract symbols
Garganta de la Hoz IX is a rock art site within the UNESCO World Heritage designation for Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula. The site comprises rock shelters and painted panels preserving prehistoric artistic evidence. These works represent one of the significant concentrations of Levantine art in Europe, documenting the visual culture of ancient Mediterranean populations ...