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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Centelles-Abric II

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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Centelles-Abric II
Levantine rock art shelter in northeastern Catalonia


🕐 1 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 02:46

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Location: Centelles, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
  • Type: Rock shelter (abric) with Levantine-style rock art
  • Age: Prehistoric, associated with Mediterranean rock art traditions
  • UNESCO Status: Part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula World Heritage Site

Centelles-Abric II is a shallow rock shelter in northeastern Spain, situated within the municipality of Centelles in Barcelona Province. The site preserves Levantine-style rock art within a natural limestone shelter, protected by a rock overhang that has aided the long-term preservation of its painted surfaces. The shelter is characteristic of Mediterranean coastal and pre-coastal mountain ranges in Catalonia ...

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