🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 3, abrigo I — a Levantine rock shelter in Alicante, Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1998 under criterion (iii)
- Part of a property comprising 758 recognized rock art sites across six Spanish autonomous communities
- Located in Barranc de l'Infern, a karstic ravine in La Vall de Laguar, northern Alicante
- Features Levantine-style rock art dating to the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods (8000–3000 BCE)
Barranc de l'Infern is a dramatic limestone ravine carved by the river Girona in the northern part of Alicante province, within the Community of Valencia, Spain. The shelter Conj. 3, abrigo I belongs to the broader Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage property comprising over 700 archaeological sites across eastern Spain. These rock shelters and caves preserve an exceptional record of prehistoric human life, offering direct visual evidence of ...