🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Cueva de las Conchas (Peña Rubia)
UNESCO World Heritage rock shelter with prehistoric painted figures and animals
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site, part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art tradition
- Located in Murcia region, southeastern Spain (38.091417, -1.806306)
- Painted rock shelter featuring human figures and animal representations in red and dark pigments
- Prehistoric site reflecting hunting, subsistence activities, and symbolic or ritual practices
Cueva de las Conchas, also known as Peña Rubia, is a rock shelter on the Iberian Peninsula that preserves painted scenes created by prehistoric communities. The site contains stylized human figures and animal representations applied in mineral-based pigments to a natural rock face. The sheltered location has contributed to the survival of the delicate painted surfaces across millennia ...