🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Covetes del Puntal- Abric II
Prehistoric rock shelter with painted motifs in eastern Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- Location: Valencian Community, eastern Spain
- Type: Natural limestone rock shelter (abrigo) with prehistoric rock art
- Period: Prehistoric, part of Mediterranean rock art tradition
- UNESCO recognition: Part of Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Covetes del Puntal – Abric II is a natural rock shelter located in the Valencian Community of eastern Spain, situated within the broader Mediterranean rock art complex of the Iberian Peninsula. The site occupies a limestone formation in a semi-arid Mediterranean landscape defined by ravines and seasonal watercourses. It represents an archaeological location of significance for understanding prehistoric human activity and symbolic expression in Mediterranean Europe ...