La Garma cave complex

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.