🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Mas d'En Carles — prehistoric Levantine rock shelter in eastern Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- Component site of a UNESCO World Heritage property comprising over 700 rock art locations across eastern Spain
- Levantine rock art tradition spanning Upper Paleolithic to Mesolithic periods, primarily 8,000–3,000 BCE
- Open-air rock shelter with figurative and abstract pigment-based imagery in red and brown
- Located in rugged Mediterranean terrain shaped by rocky escarpments and natural shelters
Mas d'En Carles is a designated component of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing more than 700 prehistoric rock art shelters across eastern Spain. The site preserves expressive figurative and abstract depictions created by early communities and exemplifies the Levantine artistic tradition. Its pigment-based imagery, executed with fine brushwork and careful line control, documents the cultural, symbolic, and technical ...