🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Barranc de les Coves – Abrigo III
Neolithic and Copper Age painted rock shelter in eastern Spain
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in a limestone ravine in eastern Spain, part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art ensemble
- Dates to the Neolithic and Copper Age periods, preserving painted scenes of hunting and social interaction
- Pigments and line work protected by rock shelter conditions over thousands of years
- Designated UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the broader Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
Barranc de les Coves – Abrigo III forms part of a dense prehistoric rock art landscape carved into sheltered limestone ravines of eastern Spain. The painted panels preserve scenes that blend everyday subsistence with symbolic action, revealing how early Mediterranean communities recorded knowledge, identity, and belief directly onto the natural rock face. This shelter exemplifies Neolithic and Copper Age artistic expression across the region ...