🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: La Covassa
Prehistoric painted panels revealing Neolithic and Copper Age life
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of Mediterranean Basin rock art network)
- Period: Neolithic and Copper Age (approximately 8000–2500 BCE)
- Location: Iberian Peninsula, Spain
- Medium: Cliff-face panel paintings in ochre and natural pigments
La Covassa stands as one of the significant rock art repositories within the Mediterranean Basin's prehistoric tradition on the Iberian Peninsula. The site preserves painted panels on rock faces featuring human figures, fauna, and abstract motifs that document the symbolic worldview and material practices of early agricultural communities. These images offer direct archaeological evidence of hunting, ritual, and social organisation during the Neolithic and Copper Age periods ...