🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Mallata II
Prehistoric hunting scenes on a high limestone shelter in eastern Spain
📌 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of the Mediterranean Basin rock art ensemble)
- Located on a limestone cliff overhang in eastern Spain at approximately 42.212°N, 0.038°E
- Panels feature red and dark ochre pigments depicting human hunters and animals, primarily deer and wild goats
- Evidence of repeated visits and repainting suggests use across multiple generations of prehistoric communities
Mallata II is a painted rock shelter preserving Levantine-style prehistoric rock art within Spain's Mediterranean Basin tradition. The ...