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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Abric d'Ermites IIIb

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🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Abric d'Ermites IIIb
Prehistoric schematic rock paintings in a Mediterranean limestone shelter


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 22:20

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

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  • UNESCO World Heritage Site (serial property)
  • Prehistoric schematic and Levantine-style rock art
  • Created by hunter-gatherer and early agrarian groups
  • Located in Mediterranean limestone formations, northeastern Spain

Abric d'Ermites IIIb is a rock shelter preserving prehistoric schematic and Levantine-style paintings created by hunter-gatherer and early agrarian societies. The site forms part of a larger serial UNESCO World Heritage property documenting the rock art tradition across the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula. The shelter contains dozens of painted figures across its limestone surfaces, contributing to one of Europe's most significant concentrations of prehistoric rock art ...

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