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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula

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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Abric de la Baridana II, Spain


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 12:55

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • Component site of a serial UNESCO World Heritage property comprising over 700 painted rock shelters across eastern Spain
  • Contains Levantine rock art motifs including dynamic human and animal figures dating from the Epipalaeolithic to early Neolithic periods
  • Mineral-based pigments produce red, ochre, and darker tones depicting hunting scenes, ritual practices, and community life
  • Located in a Mediterranean limestone landscape with natural rock shelters in Catalonia

Abric de la Baridana II is one of the designated components within the Rock Art of the Mediterranean ...

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