🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
La Saltadora – Abric VI, a Levantine rock shelter in eastern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- Part of a UNESCO World Heritage serial inscription recognizing over 700 rock art sites across eastern Spain
- Contains red-pigment paintings dating to the Epipaleolithic to early Neolithic periods (approximately 10,000–6,500 years before present)
- Located in the Barranc de la Valltorta, a limestone ravine with natural rock shelters in Valencia region
- Protected under Spanish cultural heritage law and regional Valencian regulations
La Saltadora – Abric VI is a decorated limestone rock shelter located within the Barranc de la Valltorta, a narrow ravine in eastern Spain characterized by steep cliffs and natural overhangs. The site contains finely executed red-pigment paintings that exemplify the Levantine rock art tradition of the Iberian Peninsula. These images provide rare visual documentation of prehistoric societies transitioning from hunter-gatherer lifeways toward early agricultural practices during the Epipaleolithic ...