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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Cavidad II (Rinconada del Canalizo)

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🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Cavidad II (Rinconada del Canalizo)
Levantine paintings in a sheltered canal-side niche


🕐 1 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 10:50

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📋 Fast Facts
  • Levantine rock art shelter in a recessed niche along a Mediterranean watercourse
  • Part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula
  • Contains elongated anthropomorphic figures and animal representations in dynamic hunting compositions
  • Associated with Epipalaeolithic and early Neolithic communities of eastern Spain

Cavidad II, located in the Rinconada del Canalizo, is a Levantine rock art shelter set within a recessed niche along a rugged Mediterranean watercourse. As part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, the site preserves painted imagery that reflects prehistoric hunting practices, social coordination, and symbolic communication. The sheltered location has contributed to the preservation of these fragile motifs over millennia ...

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