🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: La Roca dels Moros
UNESCO-inscribed prehistoric rock-art shelter in Catalonia
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of serial property Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula)
- Located in El Cogul municipality, Catalonia, northeastern Spain
- Contains Levantine and schematic rock art spanning multiple prehistoric periods
- Red and black pigments applied directly to rock shelter walls
La Roca dels Moros is a rock-art shelter situated in the municipality of El Cogul in Catalonia, Spain. Designated as part of the UNESCO World Heritage serial property Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, the site contains an extensive corpus of prehistoric paintings spanning multiple chronological phases. The shelter is recognized for its complex iconography, preservation quality, and significance to understanding Mediterranean rock-art traditions ...