🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Barranc de la Fita-Abric II
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 874-148) inscribed for outstanding universal value
- Prehistoric schematic rock art in red pigment, primarily from 8,000–3,000 BCE
- Part of Mediterranean Basin ensemble comprising over 700 rock art sites across eastern Spain
- Located in a natural rock shelter that has protected fragile paintings from erosion and weathering
Barranc de la Fita-Abric II is a significant archaeological site within the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage designation recognising one of Europe's largest concentrations of prehistoric rock art. The site preserves schematic paintings executed in red pigment on natural rock shelter walls, representing the symbolic and cultural expressions of Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic communities. Its location within a protected rock shelter has been ...