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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Malforá II

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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Malforá II
Dynamic Hunting Scenes on a Remote Limestone Shelter


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 01:25

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Levantine-style rock art shelter with red and dark ochre paintings
  • Depicts dynamic hunting scenes with archers, prey animals, and coordinated group activity
  • Late Mesolithic to early Neolithic period, reflecting transitional subsistence practices
  • Protected by natural limestone overhang; relatively isolated location aids preservation

Malforá II is a decorated limestone shelter in eastern Spain that preserves fine examples of Mediterranean rock art ...

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