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  2. Cave of La Pasiega - Wikipedia

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    In 2018 uranium-thorium dating revealed a scalariform (ladder shaped) symbol to be older than 64,000 years and therefore made by Neanderthals. [2] Throughout the cave are many 'walls' with paintings and with engraved or incised images. There are representations of equines (horses), cervids (deer, male and female) and bovines (cattle).

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Cave of Altamira - Wikipedia

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    The oldest sign found, a "large red claviform-like symbol of Techo de los Polícromos", was dated to 36.16 ± 0.61 ka (corrected), i.e. still well within the Aurignacian. A red dotted outline horse, also in the Techo de los Polícromos chamber, was dated to 22.11 ± 0.13 ka (beginning Solutrean ), establishing that the paintings span a period ...

  6. List of Neanderthal sites - Wikipedia

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    1.6 Spain. 1.7 Portugal. 1.8 Gibraltar. ... List of Neanderthal sites. ... This is a list of archeological sites where remains or tools of Neanderthals were found ...

  7. 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.

  8. Sidrón Cave - Wikipedia

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    The total length of this huge complex is approximately 3,700 m (12,100 ft), which contains a central hall of 200 m (660 ft) length and the Neanderthal fossil site, called the Ossuary Gallery, which is 28 m (92 ft) long and 12 m (39 ft) wide. [2] In 1994, human remains were found accidentally in the cave.

  9. Cueva de la Pileta - Wikipedia

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    They were able to identify 134 paintings although those discovered by Breuil were now not identifiable. There may be further Paleolithic paintings but many of the surfaces are now covered by flowstone. Dating of the larger paintings has estimated them to be over 20,000 years old. [2]