Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain

cave with prehistoric art and World Heritage Site in Spain
Place archaeological_site Q899302
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
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Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain

Summary

Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain is an archaeological site[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain is located in Cantabria[3].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain is located in Asturias[4].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain is located in Basque Country[5].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain is in the country of Spain[6].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[7].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain's instance of is recorded as show cave[8].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain's Commons category is recorded as Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain[9].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Cave of Altacosa[10].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Cave of Candamo[11].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Tito Bustillo Cave[12].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Cueva de La Covaciella[13].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Cueva de Llonín[14].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Cueva del Pindal[15].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Cave of Chufín[16].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Cueva de Hornos de la Peña[17].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Cave of El Castillo[18].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Cave of Las Monedas[19].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Cueva de La Pasiega[20].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Cave of Las Chimeneas[21].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Cueva de El Pendo[22].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises La Garma cave complex[23].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Cueva de Covalanas[24].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Santimamiñe kobazuloa[25].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Ekain cave[26].
  • Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain comprises Cave of Altxerri[27].

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Geography

Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain is in the country of Spain[6]. Located in include Cantabria[3], an autonomous community of Spain[28], in Spain[29], founded in 1982[30]; Asturias[4], an autonomous community of Spain[31], in Spain[32]; and Basque Country[5], an autonomous community of Spain[33], in Spain[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site[7] and show cave[8]. Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[35].

History and Context

1985 marks the founding of Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain[36].

Why It Matters

Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [36] . whc.unesco.org. Retrieved . whc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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