Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain

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UNESCO World Heritage Site prehistoric cave art site

The Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain is a renowned group of prehistoric caves celebrated for their exceptionally well-preserved Upper Paleolithic paintings and engravings, often called the “Sistine Chapel of Paleolithic art.”

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Franco-Cantabrian cave art 1
Franco-Cantabrian cave art tradition 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
prehistoric cave art site ⓘ
approximateDating between 35,000 and 11,000 BCE ⓘ
conservationStatus strictly protected ⓘ
containsSite Altamira Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ
Altxerri Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ
Covalanas Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ekain Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ
El Castillo Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ
El Pendo Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hornos de la Peña Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ
La Garma Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ
La Pasiega Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ
Las Chimeneas Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ
Las Monedas Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ
Santimamiñe Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tito Bustillo Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
extensionYear 2008 ⓘ
featuresMotif deer ⓘ
hand stencils ⓘ
horses ⓘ
hasArtStyle Magdalenian cave art ⓘ
Solutrean cave art ⓘ
hasReproductionSite Altamira Museum and Replica Cave GENERATED ⓘ
heritageCategory Cultural ⓘ
heritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
inscriptionYear 1985 ⓘ
knownFor polychrome animal figures ⓘ
prehistoric cave paintings ⓘ
prehistoric engravings ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInRegion Asturias NERFINISHED ⓘ
Basque Country NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cantabria NERFINISHED ⓘ
management Spanish authorities ⓘ
nickname Sistine Chapel of Paleolithic art NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWorkDepicted bison paintings ⓘ
paintedWith natural pigments ⓘ
partOf Paleolithic cave art tradition of Europe ⓘ
period Upper Paleolithic ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
significance evidence of early symbolic behavior ⓘ
mastery of Paleolithic painting techniques ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageID 310bis ⓘ
visitorAccess highly restricted ⓘ

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World Heritage Sites in Spain → hasPart → Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain ⓘ
Salon Noir → relatedTo → Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain ⓘ
this entity surface form: Franco-Cantabrian cave art tradition
spotted horses panel → artHistoricalCategory → Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain ⓘ
subject surface form: Spotted Horses panel
this entity surface form: Franco-Cantabrian cave art