🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Barranco de la Mortaja I
Prehistoric Expression in a Narrow Ravine Setting
📋 Fast Facts
- Levantine rock art shelter located in a steep-sided ravine in eastern Spain
- Part of the UNESCO World Heritage ensemble Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
- Contains painted imagery in red ochre from Epipalaeolithic and early Neolithic periods
- Depicts slender human figures in hunting and ritual postures alongside animal motifs
Barranco de la Mortaja I is a Levantine rock art shelter situated within a steep-sided ravine characteristic of eastern Spain's Mediterranean terrain. As part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, the site preserves painted imagery that reflects the symbolic systems, subsistence practices, and social organization of prehistoric communities. The rock overhang has provided natural protection from weathering over millennia ...