🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Barranc de les Coves – Abric II, a Levantine rock shelter in eastern Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- Serial UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising more than 700 rock art sites across eastern Spain
- Levantine rock art tradition dated to approximately 8000–3500 BCE (Epipaleolithic and early Neolithic periods)
- Located in Valencian Community within a limestone ravine landscape
- Depicts naturalistic human figures engaged in hunting, social interaction, and ritual activities
Barranc de les Coves – Abric II is a modest limestone rock shelter located in the Valencian Community of eastern Spain, situated within a rugged Mediterranean landscape of limestone cliffs and seasonal watercourses. The site represents a key component of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a serial UNESCO World Heritage property consisting of more than 700 individual sites. The paintings at Abric II exemplify Levantine rock art, a distinctive artistic tradition ...