🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Quizáns I
A cliffside shelter of Mesolithic-Neolithic painted rock art in eastern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- Painted rock shelter beneath limestone overhang in eastern Spain
- Late Mesolithic to Neolithic period (approximately 8,000–5,000 years old)
- Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site: Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
- Figures in red and dark ochre pigments depicting human activity and animals
Quizáns I is one of numerous painted rock shelters forming the Mediterranean rock art tradition of eastern Spain. Located beneath a shallow limestone overhang, the site preserves expressive human and animal figures that document daily life, ritual, and movement during the transition from mobile hunter-gatherer societies to more settled communities. The paintings transform the rock face into a visual archive where art, environment, and survival intersect ...