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🎨 Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain: El Pendo

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🎨 Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain: El Pendo
Limestone cavern in Cantabria with Upper Paleolithic hand stencils and animal imagery, circa 20,000 years ago


🕐 3 min read · Updated 11 Apr 2026 at 03:40

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

πŸ“Œ Fast Facts
  • Location: Cantabria, northern Spain
  • Age: Approximately 20,000 years ago (Upper Paleolithic)
  • Notable features: Hand stencils, zoomorphic imagery
  • UNESCO inscription: 1985

El Pendo is a limestone cavern in Cantabria, northern Spain, that preserves evidence of Upper Paleolithic artistic practice ...

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