🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Barranc de Frainos – Abric II, a UNESCO-designated prehistoric rock shelter in eastern Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1998 (ID 874-138)
- Located in eastern Spain within the Barranc de Frainos limestone ravine
- Paintings dated approximately 7000–3500 BCE, Levantine Rock Art tradition
- Part of the largest concentration of prehistoric rock art in Europe, comprising over 700 sites
Barranc de Frainos – Abric II is a rock shelter in eastern Spain containing Levantine-style prehistoric paintings. It is one component of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble recognized for documenting symbolic, social, and cultural expressions of Neolithic and late Prehistoric communities. The shelter's preserved pigments and artistic compositions provide direct evidence of early human creativity and social organization across ...