Santimamiñe
Cave and archaeological site with prehistoric paintings in Spain
43°20′48″N 2°38′12″W / 43.34667°N 2.63667°W / 43.34667; -2.63667 UNESCO World Heritage Site
Santimamiñe cave, Kortezubi, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain, is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Basque Country, including a nearly complete sequence from the Middle Paleolithic to the Iron Age.[1]
Its complete sequence includes the following cultures:
- Mousterian
- Chatelperronian
- Aurignacian
- Gravettian
- Solutrean
- Magdalenian
- Azilian
Plus unclassified remains of the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze and Iron ages.
It is best known for its mural paintings of the Magdalenian period, depicting bisons, horses, goats and deer.
Its excellent location over the Urdaibai estuary was probably most important in its continued habitation, first by Neanderthals and later by Homo sapiens.
Since 2008, it is one of the caves included as a World Heritage Site within "Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain".
References
- ^ "Cueva de santimamiñe". Santimamiñe. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
See also
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- 310-001: Altamira (Santillana del Mar)
- 310-002: La Peña de Candamo (Candamo)
- 310-003: Tito Bustillo (Ribadesella)
- 310-004: Covaciella (Cabrales)
- 310-005: Llonín (Peñamellera Alta)
- 310-006: El Pindal (Ribadedeva)
- 310-007: Chufín (Rionansa)
- 310-008: Hornos de la Peña (San Felices de Buelna)
- 310-009: Monte Castillo - El Castillo (Puente Viesgo)
- 310-010: Monte Castillo - Las Monedas (Puente Viesgo)
- 310-011: Monte Castillo - La Pasiega (Puente Viesgo)
- 310-012: Monte Castillo - Las Chimeneas (Puente Viesgo)
- 310-013: El Pendo (Camargo)
- 310-014: La Garma (Ribamontán al Monte)
- 310-015: Covalanas (Ramales de la Victoria)
- 310-016: Santimamiñe (Kortezubi)
- 310-017: Ekain (Deba)
- 310-018: Altxerri (Aia)
See also: Caves of Monte Castillo
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