Cueva de Hornos de la Peña
- Date
- 1903 · confidence high
- Place
- San Felices de Buelna, Cantabria, Spain
- Credited to
- Hermilio Alcalde del Río
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
Cave in Cantabria with occupation levels from the Middle Paleolithic to the Neolithic spanning more than 30,000 years; part of the UNESCO World Heritage site "Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain" (2008).
What it led to
- UNESCO World Heritage designation (2008)
- Expanded knowledge of Cantabrian cave art
- Studies of the Paleolithic sequence of northern Spain
- Impetus for exploring other Cantabrian caves