🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Las Cabritas
Levantine animal imagery in a Mediterranean shelter
📋 Fast Facts
- Levantine rock art site in eastern Spain dating to the Epipalaeolithic and early Neolithic periods
- Part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
- Features red ochre animal figures, particularly goats, depicted in motion with anthropomorphic hunting and herding scenes
- Protected by natural rock overhang, preserving painted panels from environmental exposure
Las Cabritas is a Levantine rock art shelter located within the Mediterranean landscapes of eastern Spain. As part of the UNESCO World Heritage site Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, the shelter preserves painted imagery that emphasizes the depiction of animals, reflecting both subsistence and symbolic practices of prehistoric communities. The site demonstrates the artistic conventions and cultural priorities of Epipalaeolithic and early Neolithic groups in ...