🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 4, abrigo I — prehistoric rock shelter in eastern Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- Serial World Heritage property comprising 758 inventoried rock art sites across eastern Spain
- Spans more than 1,000 kilometres along the Mediterranean margin of the Iberian Peninsula
- Paintings date from the end of the Paleolithic through Mesolithic into Neolithic periods (c. 50,000–3,000 BCE)
- UNESCO inscription granted in 1998 under cultural criterion (iii)
Barranc de l'Infern Conj. 4, abrigo I is one component element of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing hundreds of prehistoric rock art locations in Spain. Located in the La Marina Alta region of eastern Spain at coordinates 38°47′0.60″ N, 0°7′2.30″ W, this rock shelter exemplifies the Levantine rock art tradition that characterises the broader property. The site is part of a steep ravine system containing multiple abrigos ...