🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Calçaes del matá
Levantine rock art shelter in eastern Iberia
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (transnational property)
- Levantine rock art tradition, prehistoric period
- Located in natural rock shelters and cliff faces
- Contains narrative human representations and symbolic imagery
Calçaes del matá is one of the component sites within the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a transnational UNESCO World Heritage ensemble. This rock art shelter contains prehistoric paintings attributed to the Levantine rock art tradition, demonstrating early narrative depictions of human activity in prehistoric eastern Iberia. The site contributes to the broader property's documentation of symbolic and social expression in Mediterranean prehistoric communities ...