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Seventeen decorated caves of the Paleolithic age were inscribed as an extension to the Altamira Cave, inscribed in 1985. The property will now appear on the List as Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of ...
32COM 8B.39 - Examination of nomination of natural, mixed and cultural proprerties to the World Heritage List - Cave of Altamira and Palaeolithic Cave Art (SPAIN) 2007 31COM 11A.2 - Follow-up on the Periodic Reporting for Europe
Located in a limestone plateau of the Ardèche River in southern France, the property contains the earliest-known and best-preserved figurative drawings in the world, dating back as early as the Aurignacian period (30,000–32,000 BP), making it an exceptional testimony of prehistoric art. The cave was closed off by a rock fall approximately ...
The property will now appear on the List as Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain. The property represents the apogee of Paleolithic cave art that developed across Europe, from the Urals to the Iberian Peninusula, from 35,000 to 11,000 BC.
The Altamira cave and the paleolithic art at caves in Northern Spain date from 35,000 and 11,000 years ago. They are original testimonials from a cultural tradition that created surprising drawings at a critical stage of human history.
The Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas, contains an exceptional assemblage of cave art, executed between 13,000 and 9,500 years ago. It takes its name (Cave of the Hands) from the stencilled outlines of human hands in the cave, but there are also many depictions of animals, such as guanacos ( Lama guanicoe ), still commonly found in the region ...
The property will now appear on the List as Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain. The property represents the apogee of Paleolithic cave art that developed across Europe, from the Urals to the Iberian Peninusula, from 35,000 to 11,000 BC.
Altamira and paleolithic rock art of nothern Spain La cueva de Altamira y el Arte rupestre paleolítico del norte de España cave will be sent to the World Heritage Centre. 1.2 - 1.5 World Heritage Property Details
Many of the numerous rock shelters in the Serra da Capivara National Park are decorated with cave paintings, some more than 25,000 years old. They are an outstanding testimony to one of the oldest human communities of South America.