The La Garma cave complex is a parietal art-bearing paleoanthropological cave system in Cantabria, Spain, located on the southern side of La Garma Hill, north of the village of Omoño,[1] part of the municipality of Ribamontán al Monte.
[1] The La Garma cave system shows evidence of human use from 175,000 years ago through the Middle Ages.
[5] Its original entrance was sealed during the Pleistocene by a rockslide about 16,000 years ago, preserving the cave floor in a pristine manner.
The Middle Magdalenian paintings and remains of residential structures were found near the entrance to this section of the cave.
[1] A late Mesolithic burial dating to around 5560–5310 BC was discovered,[9] with an individual buried in an oak bark coffin.
[4] The claws show signs similar to those made by modern hunters when skinning an animal to preserve its pelt.
[10][2][4] La Garma is notable for its rich repository of Magdalenian portable art found in The Lower Gallery.
Other portable art elements found at the cave complex include perforated batons, contour découpé [de], decorated stone plaquettes, and undecorated pendants.