Cave of Altacosa
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The Cave of Altamira is a cave complex, located near the historic town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. It is renowned for prehistoric cave art featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary local fauna and human hands. The earliest paintings were applied during the Upper Paleolithic, around 36,000 years ago. The site was discovered in 1868 by Modesto Cubillas and subsequently studied by Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola.
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Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain,

- Bien de Interés Cultural page@
- Cultural Inventory page@
- part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@
- World Heritage Site page@
Location: 43.3833, -4.1167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Refugio antiaéreo Mariana Pineda ⓘ
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Cave of Chufín ⓘ
cave in Spain -

Cave of El Castillo ⓘ
cave with prehistoric art -

Cave of El Soplao ⓘ
cave in Spain -

Cave of Las Chimeneas ⓘ
cave in Spain -

Cave of Las Monedas ⓘ
cave in Puente Viesgo, Spain -

Cueva de El Pendo ⓘ
cave in Spain -

Hornos de la Peña ⓘ
cave in San Felices de Buelna, Spain -

La Pasiega ⓘ
cultural property in Puente Viesgo, Spain -

Cave of Altacosa ⓘ
cave with prehistoric paintings in Spain -

Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain ⓘ
cave with prehistoric art -

National Museum and Research Center of Altamira ⓘ
Paleolithic museum in Spain -

Túnel de Gedo ⓘ
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Túnel de Puertochico ⓘ
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- கலைக்களஞ்சியம்/ஆல்ட்டாமீரா - , 2017
- БСЭ1 / Альтамира - encyclopedic article, Russian
- Altamira - encyclopedia article
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Bien de Interés Cultural page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Cultural Inventory page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | World Heritage Site page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | bunker | Refugio antiaéreo Mariana Pineda | air-raid shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Cave of Chufín | cave with prehistoric art, show cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Cave of El Castillo | show cave, cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Cave of El Soplao | show cave, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Cave of Las Chimeneas | cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Cave of Las Monedas | cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Cueva de El Pendo | archaeological site, cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Hornos de la Peña | cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | La Pasiega | cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | 13000 | Cave of Altacosa | monument, cave with prehistoric art | Wikidata |
| site | cave | 1985 | Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain | show cave, archaeological site | Wikidata |
| site | cave | 2001 | National Museum and Research Center of Altamira | replica of a cave, national museum | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | Túnel de Gedo | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Túnel de Puertochico | tunnel | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Altamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.610 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Altamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.610 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Altamira Ambre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.615 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Altamira Ambre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.615 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Altamira Patella vulgata Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.20120.0.608 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Altamira Patella vulgata Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.20120.0.608 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Altamira Littorina littorea Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.2012.0.609 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Altamira Littorina littorea Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.2012.0.609 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Altamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.611 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Altamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.611 | Commons | ||




