🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Molino de Capel I
Prehistoric painted rock shelter in southeastern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula)
- Located in southeastern Spain, near Almería
- Painted rock shelter with scenes of hunting, gathering, and symbolic imagery
- Dating to the Mediterranean Neolithic or early Bronze Age period
Molino de Capel I forms part of the extensive Mediterranean rock art tradition of the Iberian Peninsula, preserving painted scenes that reveal how prehistoric communities understood their world. Set within a natural rock shelter, the panels combine depictions of human activity, animals, and symbolic forms that reflect both practical survival and deeper cultural meaning ...