Cave of Altacosa

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Q133575




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 Paintings, Altamira Cave; Cuevas de Altamira
monument, cave with prehistoric art, Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain, 
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  • Bien de Interés Cultural page@
  • Cultural Inventory page@
  • part of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@
  • World Heritage Site page@
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Location: 43.3833, -4.1167, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Refugio antiaéreo Mariana Pineda ⓘ
  • 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 ⓘ
  • Túnel de Puertochico ⓘ
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Altamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.610Altamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.610
Altamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.610Altamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.610
Altamira Ambre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.615Altamira Ambre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.615
Altamira Ambre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.615Altamira Ambre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.615
Altamira Patella vulgata Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.20120.0.608Altamira Patella vulgata Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.20120.0.608
Altamira Patella vulgata Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.20120.0.608Altamira Patella vulgata Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.20120.0.608
Altamira Littorina littorea Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.2012.0.609Altamira Littorina littorea Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.2012.0.609
Altamira Littorina littorea Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.2012.0.609Altamira Littorina littorea Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.2012.0.609
Altamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.611Altamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.611
Altamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.611Altamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.611
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageBien de Interés Cultural page@Wikidata
linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
linkpagepart of UNESCO World Heritage Site page@Wikidata
linkpageWorld Heritage Site page@Wikidata
sitebunkerRefugio antiaéreo Mariana Pinedaair-raid shelterWikidata
sitecaveCave of Chufíncave with prehistoric art, show caveWikidata
sitecaveCave of El Castilloshow cave, cave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecaveCave of El Soplaoshow cave, caveWikidata
sitecaveCave of Las Chimeneascave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecaveCave of Las Monedascave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecaveCueva de El Pendoarchaeological site, cave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecaveHornos de la Peñacave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecaveLa Pasiegacave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecave13000Cave of Altacosamonument, cave with prehistoric artWikidata
sitecave1985Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spainshow cave, archaeological siteWikidata
sitecave2001National Museum and Research Center of Altamirareplica of a cave, national museumWikidata
sitetunnelTúnel de Gedoroad tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelTúnel de PuertochicotunnelWikidata
commonsimageAltamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.610 Commons
commonsimageAltamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.610 Commons
commonsimageAltamira Ambre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.615 Commons
commonsimageAltamira Ambre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.615 Commons
commonsimageAltamira Patella vulgata Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.20120.0.608 Commons
commonsimageAltamira Patella vulgata Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.20120.0.608 Commons
commonsimageAltamira Littorina littorea Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.2012.0.609 Commons
commonsimageAltamira Littorina littorea Édouard Harlé MHNT.PRE.2012.0.609 Commons
commonsimageAltamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.611 Commons
commonsimageAltamira Ocre MHNT.PRE.2012.0.611 Commons
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