Cueva de las Manos

cave with cave paintings in Santa Cruz, Argentina
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Cueva de las Manos
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Cueva de las Manos

Summary

Cueva de las Manos is a cave with prehistoric art[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of cave_with_prehistoric_art entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,630 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cueva de las Manos is located in Lago Buenos Aires[3].
  • Cueva de las Manos is in the country of Argentina[4].
  • Cueva de las Manos is on the body of water Pinturas River[5].
  • Cueva de las Manos's instance of is recorded as cave with prehistoric art[6].
  • Cueva de las Manos's instance of is recorded as cave[7].
  • Cueva de las Manos's depicts is recorded as prehistoric hand[8].
  • Cueva de las Manos's depicts is recorded as Prehistoric Animals[9].
  • Cueva de las Manos is made of ignimbrite[10].
  • Cueva de las Manos's Commons category is recorded as Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas[11].
  • 7350 BC marks the founding of Cueva de las Manos[12].
  • Cueva de las Manos's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -47.15, 'lon': -70.66666666666667}[13].
  • Cueva de las Manos's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Pinturas River Canyon[14].
  • Cueva de las Manos's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cueva de las Manos, Río Pinturas[15].
  • Cueva de las Manos's main subject is prehistoric hand[16].
  • Cueva de las Manos's Commons gallery is recorded as Cueva de las manos[17].
  • Cueva de las Manos's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+8000'}[18].
  • Cueva de las Manos's heritage designation is recorded as National historical monument of Argentina[19].
  • Cueva de las Manos's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[20].
  • Cueva de las Manos's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site[21].
  • Cueva de las Manos's has characteristic is recorded as tourist attraction[22].
  • Cueva de las Manos's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cueva de las Manos'}[23].
  • Cueva de las Manos covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+600'}[24].
  • Cueva de las Manos covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2331'}[25].
  • Cueva de las Manos's culture is recorded as Tehuelche[26].
  • Cueva de las Manos's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iii)[27].

Body

Geography

Cueva de las Manos is in the country of Argentina[4]. It is located in Lago Buenos Aires[3]. It is on the body of water Pinturas River[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+600'}[24] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2331'}[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cave with prehistoric art[6] and cave[7]. Heritage statuses include National historical monument of Argentina[19], World Heritage Site[20], and Tentative World Heritage Site[21].

History and Context

7350 BC marks the founding of Cueva de las Manos[12].

Why It Matters

Cueva de las Manos ranks in the top 8% of cave_with_prehistoric_art entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,630 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . monumentos.cultura.gob.ar. monumentos.cultura.gob.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . monumentos.cultura.gob.ar. monumentos.cultura.gob.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . World Heritage Site. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . batimes.com.ar. batimes.com.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Academia.edu. monumentos.cultura.gob.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . World Heritage Site. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Tentative World Heritage Site. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . World Heritage Site. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . World Heritage Site. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . World Heritage Site. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Pruna.ar · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → -7350-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'avk', 'ban', 'bcl', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da'
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P571]]: 7350s BCE"
  2. 14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → cave with prehistoric art, cave
    Has characteristic → tourist attraction
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39782|batch #39782]]: Move Q570116 from P31 -> P1552"
  3. 17w ago · Jmmuguerza · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Lago Buenos Aires
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P131]]: [[Q44821]]"
  4. 21w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Argentina
    Director of archaeological fieldwork → Carlos J. Gradin
    Coordinates → —
    Main subject → prehistoric hand
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/jaskyna-ruk/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User talk:Jarkn a"
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