Cueva de La Pasiega
- Date
- 1911 · confidence high
- Place
- Puente Viesgo, Cantabria, Spain
- Credited to
- Hugo Obermaier
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
A Cantabrian cave with Palaeolithic rock art —paintings of animals and signs— discovered by Hugo Obermaier, part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing "Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain".
What it led to
- Inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2008
- Comparative studies with the Monte Castillo caves
- Uranium-series dating that reopened the debate on Neanderthal art
- Protection and public access to the Cantabrian cave complex