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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Abrigo de Los Gitanos

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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Abrigo de Los Gitanos
Levantine hunting scenes and ritual imagery in a limestone shelter


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 10:47
πŸ“‹ Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art tradition
  • Located in eastern Spain beneath a limestone overhang at 42.360694Β°N, 0.794456Β°W
  • Painted in red and dark mineral pigments depicting human figures and animals in motion
  • Represents thousands of years of prehistoric Levantine artistic expression and social life

Abrigo de Los Gitanos is one of the Mediterranean Basin's most significant examples of Levantine rock art, preserving ...

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