🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Pinós component, eastern Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed 1998 (ID 874)
- Largest concentration of prehistoric rock art in Europe with over 700 sites
- Levantine rock art tradition dating 8000–3500 BCE
- Located in rock shelters and limestone formations across eastern Spain
The Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula is a transnational cultural property comprising numerous prehistoric rock art sites distributed across eastern and southeastern Spain. Component 874-136 at Pinós represents one of many designated clusters contributing to this vast archaeological ensemble. The site contains examples of Levantine rock art, a distinctive artistic tradition unique to the Mediterranean regions of the Iberian Peninsula and spanning the Upper Paleolithic ...