🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Barranc de l'Infern Conjunto 4, Abrigo V — Levantine rock shelter in eastern Spain
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- UNESCO World Heritage Site (ID 874-199) — component of transnational inscription spanning eastern and southeastern Spain
- Prehistoric Levantine rock art dating 7000–3500 BCE, executed primarily in red pigments
- Located in rugged limestone ravine with natural shelter from sun and rainfall, supporting pigment preservation
- Part of the largest concentration of prehistoric open-air rock paintings in Europe, comprising over 700 documented sites
Barranc de l'Infern Conjunto 4, Abrigo V is a rock shelter in eastern Spain that preserves prehistoric Levantine art within a larger transnational UNESCO World Heritage inscription. The site contains paintings executed in red pigments depicting human figures, hunting scenes, and symbolic motifs created by mobile hunter-gatherer communities during the early Holocene. Its shelter location within a steep limestone ravine has contributed to exceptional preservation of these artworks across ...