🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
La Saltadora – Abric XII, a Levantine rock-art shelter in Castellón, Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in Barranc de la Valltorta–Gassulla cultural landscape, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
- Part of UNESCO World Heritage inscription "Rock Art of the Iberian Mediterranean Basin" (inscribed 1998)
- Dated to Epipaleolithic to early Neolithic periods, approximately 8000 to 4000 BCE
- Contains narrative compositions depicting hunting scenes, archers, and fauna including deer and wild goats
La Saltadora – Abric XII is a prehistoric rock-art shelter situated within a narrow limestone ravine in eastern Spain. One of several numbered abrics at La Saltadora, Abric XII represents a distinct panel within the broader Levantine rock-art tradition. The shelter is legally protected as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing over 700 sites across the Iberian Peninsula, the largest concentration of prehistoric rock art in Europe ...