🧭 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Penyó de les Carrasques – Abric I, Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- Levantine-style rock-shelter site dated approximately 8000–3500 BCE
- Part of a serial UNESCO World Heritage property encompassing over 700 rock-art sites across eastern Spain
- Paintings executed with mineral-based pigments, predominantly iron oxides producing red and dark brown tones
- Located in limestone landscape near Valencian region, strategically positioned for visibility and resource access
Penyó de les Carrasques – Abric I is a prehistoric rock-shelter site included within the UNESCO World Heritage ...