🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Barranc de l'Infern Conjunto 3 Abrigo III — Levantine prehistoric rock art shelter
📋 Fast Facts
- Part of a serial UNESCO World Heritage Site spanning over 700 rock art sites across eastern and southern Spain
- Levantine Rock Art tradition: primarily 10,000–6,000 years ago (Neolithic and post-Neolithic)
- Located in a limestone ravine (Barranc de l'Infern) in the Valencian Community
- Mineral pigments (iron oxides, charcoal) applied directly to rock surfaces with fingers, plant-fiber brushes, or pads
Barranc de l'Infern Conjunto 3 Abrigo III is one designated shelter within the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a vast transregional complex of prehistoric rock-art sites distributed across eastern and southern Spain. The shelter preserves Neolithic and post-Neolithic pictographs that document early symbolic expression, subsistence practices, and social organization among the peninsula's prehistoric communities. Its rugged limestone ravine setting provided natural ...