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  2. Cave of Altamira - Wikipedia

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    Solutrean paintings include images of horses and goats, as well as handprints that were created when artists placed their hands on the cave wall and blew pigment over them to leave a negative image. Numerous other caves in northern Spain contain Paleolithic art, but none is as complex or well-populated as Altamira.

  3. Cave of La Pasiega - Wikipedia

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    Cueva de La Pasiega, or Cave of La Pasiega, situated in the Spanish municipality of Puente Viesgo, is one of the most important monuments of Paleolithic art in Cantabria.It is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List since July 2008, as part of the inscription: Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain.

  4. Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain

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    Map of Paleolithic cave art sites in the Franco-Cantabrian region.. The Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain (Cueva de Altamira y arte rupestre paleolítico del Norte de España) is a grouping of 18 caves of northern Spain, which together represent the apogee of Upper Paleolithic cave art in Europe between 35,000 and 11,000 years ago (Aurignacian, Gravettian, Solutrean ...

  5. Sidrón Cave - Wikipedia

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    The primary gallery of interest at the Sidron cave is the Ossuary Gallery or Tunnel of Bones (Galería del Osario), where the remains of several Neanderthals were found. The Galería del Osario was excavated from 2000 to 2013. [4] The Neanderthal remains were all recovered from a single layer, Stratum III. [3]

  6. Cave of Maltravieso - Wikipedia

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    Entrance to the cave. The Cave of Maltravieso in Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, was discovered in 1951.It shows traces of human occupation from the Middle Paleolithic.It contains cave art, most notably a total of 71 hand stencils, enumerated in the 1990s using ultraviolet photography, [1] but also linear designs and some animal paintings.

  7. Cave of Los Aviones - Wikipedia

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    The Cave of Los Aviones, located at sea level near Cartagena in southeastern Spain, is a paleontology site dating back to the Middle Paleolithic era. It is famous for having yielded in 2010 several perforated and painted seashell beads thought to have been crafted as jewelry by Neanderthals. [1] [2] The cave is a cemented marine conglomerate.

  8. Caves of Nerja - Wikipedia

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    The Caves of Nerja (Spanish: Cueva de Nerja) are a series of caverns close to the town of Nerja in the Province of Málaga, Spain. Stretching for almost 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), the caverns are one of Spain's major tourist attractions. Concerts are regularly held in one of the chambers, which forms a natural amphitheatre.

  9. Cave painting - Wikipedia

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    In archaeology, cave paintings are a type of parietal art (which category also includes petroglyphs, or engravings), found on the wall or ceilings of caves. The term usually implies prehistoric origin. These paintings were often created by Homo sapiens, but also Denisovans and Neanderthals; other species in the same Homo genus. Discussion ...

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