2. These are some of the most popular
Spanish prehistoric caves
These are some of the most popular
Spanish prehistoric caves
3. Tito Bustillo Cave
The Tito Bustillo Cave is located in the small town
of Ribadesella, in the Autonomous Community of Asturias,
Spain. As part of the Palaeolithic cave art it counts with 12
prehistoric paintings, making it one of the most complete
examples of the prehistoric art in the North of Spain.
4. Altamira Cave
The Cave of Altamira is a cave in Cantabria, Spain, famous for
its cave paintings featuring drawings of wild mammals and human
hands, created between 18.500 and 14.000 years ago, during
the Upper Paleolithic by early human beings. The acknowledgment of
the authenticity of the paintings, which finally came in 1902, changed
the perception of prehistoric human beings.
5. Cave of skulls
Located in the north of the province of Alicante, in the municipality of
Benidoleig, is a cavity length of 440 meters. It has this name because
in a caver expedition in the seventeenth century were found the
remains of twelve people.
6. El Pindal cave
Located in the town of Ribadedeva, was discovered in 1908 and is
the first sample of prehistoric man analyzed in Asturias. His
paintings show red bison, deer, horses and other signs, which extend
over 300 meters.
7. El Pendo cave
The cave of El Pendo is a prehistoric cave located in the autonomous
community of Cantabria in Spain. It has a set of cave paintings
located in a large frieze with an approximate age of about 20,000
years. They are mostly deers.
