🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Centelles- Abric III
UNESCO-inscribed prehistoric rock shelter in Catalonia, Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site, inscribed 1998
- Rock shelter with painted motifs dating approximately 8000–3500 BCE
- Part of the Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula complex of over 700 sites
- Located in Catalonia, eastern Spain; coordinate: 40.42217, -0.11919
Centelles- Abric III is a prehistoric rock shelter in Catalonia containing painted rock art that spans from the late Upper Paleolithic through the Bronze Age. The site forms part of the larger Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula UNESCO World Heritage designation, recognized for its exceptional preservation and contribution to understanding early human artistic and cultural practices. The shelter's paintings in red and other natural pigments depict animals, human ...