🎨 Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula: Cortijo de Sorbas II
Levantine imagery in a karstic landscape
📋 Fast Facts
- Levantine rock art shelter in southeastern Spain's karstic terrain
- Part of UNESCO-listed Mediterranean Basin rock art complex
- Painted panels dating to Epipalaeolithic and early Neolithic periods
- Red ochre pigments preserve hunting and ritual scenes
Cortijo de Sorbas II is a Levantine rock art shelter situated within the distinctive karstic terrain of southeastern Spain. As part of the UNESCO-listed Rock Art of the Mediterranean Basin on the Iberian Peninsula, the site preserves painted panels that reflect prehistoric subsistence strategies, social organization, and symbolic expression within a dramatic geological setting. The rock shelter's natural overhang has protected these motifs for millennia ...