Tipo de sitio:
Cave
Lugar de localización: Monte del Castillo
Localidad: Puente Viesgo
Municipio: Puente Viesgo (Cantabria)
Región: Cantabria
País: España
Página Web: https://cuevas.culturadecantabria.com/en/
Entorno Natural:
The caves of Monte del Castillo are located in a prominent conical hill covered by holm oaks. The River Pas has formed a wide valley at the base of the hill.
Evidencias arqueológicas del sitio:
Monte del Castillo has one of the largest groups of rock art in the world. The caves of El Castillo, La Flecha, Las Chimeneas, La Pasiega and Las Monedas are lined up on the side of the hill, and contain rock art corresponding to all the periods of the Upper Palaeolithic. The paintings in Las Monedas, which are dated to the late Magdalenian, are comparable with art in El Castillo Cave, Sovilla (on the other side of Sierra del Dobra) and Tito Bustillo Cave.