Cueva del Pindal
- Date
- 1908 · confidence high
- Place
- Pimiango, Ribadedeva, Principality of Asturias, Spain
- Credited to
- Hermilio Alcalde del Río
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
Cave with Paleolithic rock art (bison, horses and a possible fish or mammoth) known since 1908, on the eastern coast of Asturias; part of the Paleolithic cave art of the Cantabrian coast World Heritage site.
What it led to
- World Heritage listing (2008) alongside Altamira
- Protection as a site of cultural interest (1924)
- Advances in the knowledge of Cantabrian Paleolithic art