🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Barranc d'Alpadull – Abric II, Catalonia
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage serial listing spanning multiple sites across eastern and southern Spain
- Prehistoric rock art panels dating from Upper Paleolithic through Bronze Age
- Part of the largest concentration of prehistoric rock art in Europe, comprising over 700 sites
- Located in Mediterranean scrubland terrain characteristic of Catalonia's rocky ravines
Barranc d'Alpadull – Abric II is a rock shelter site in Catalonia, Spain, containing preserved prehistoric rock art panels that form part of the serial UNESCO World Heritage listing "Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula." The site documents human cultural and symbolic expression across multiple prehistoric periods, from the Upper Paleolithic through the Bronze Age. Its inclusion in this major heritage designation reflects the significance of Mediterranean-Peninsula rock ...