🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Barranc dels Garrofers – Abric II, a UNESCO World Heritage shelter in eastern Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage serial property with 800+ designated shelters across eastern Spain
- Rock art dated approximately 8000 BCE to 3500 BCE (Mesolithic to early Neolithic)
- Located in Barranc dels Garrofers valley, a deeply incised Mediterranean limestone formation
- Uses red and black pigments in the Levantine artistic tradition depicting human figures, animals, and hunting scenes
Barranc dels Garrofers – Abric II is one component of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage serial property encompassing more than 700 prehistoric rock art sites across eastern Spain. The site occupies a natural rock overhang in a rugged limestone valley system, where pigment traces on exposed stone document the artistic and symbolic expressions of early hunter-gatherer communities. The paintings represent a major cultural achievement spanning ...