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Las Chimeneas Cave and its Rock Art List

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  • 36 photos(about1280x1000, 1470x980/JPEG) .
  • Commentary by César González Sainz & Roberto Cacho Toca, Univ. of Cantabria.
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Location: CH07
Photo ID: ch003_2
Description: Stag in black
Depiction: Stag
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Paint
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A depiction of a stag outlined in black. No details are shown inside its body. But the long antlers are depicted in slightly twisted perspective, as well as the tail and all four limbs. The rear limbs are arranged in two different planes more effectively than the front ones.
Location: Outside
Photo ID: ch2298_094
Description: Mt.Castillo
Depiction: Mt.Castillo
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Location: Entrance
Photo ID: ch2298_098
Description: View from the halfway of Mt.Castillo
Depiction: View from the halfway of Mt.Castillo
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View from the halfway of Mt.Castillo near the entrance of the cave.
Location: Outside
Photo ID: ch2298_063
Description: Present entrance of the cave.
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Location: CH01
Photo ID: ch017_2
Description: Original vestibule
Depiction: Original vestibule
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Location: CH01
Photo ID: ch017_3
Description: Passage leading to the interior of the cave used in the Paleolithic
Depiction: Passage leading to the interior of the cave used in the Paleolithic
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Location: CH01
Photo ID: ch017_4
Description: Passage leading to the interior of the cave used in the Paleolithic
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Location: CH02
Photo ID: ch018_2
Description: Gallery II
Depiction: Gallery II
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Location: CH02
Photo ID: ch018_3
Description: Beautiful stalagmites in Gallery II
Depiction: Gallery II
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Location: CH02
Photo ID: ch018_4
Description: Formations in Gallery II
Depiction: Formations in Gallery II
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Location: CH03
Photo ID: ch015_2
Description: Calcite formations in the cave
Depiction: Calcite formations in the cave
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Location: CH03
Photo ID: ch015_3
Description: Large column at the junction of Galleries I and II.
Depiction: Large column at the junction of Galleries I and II.
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Location: CH03
Photo ID: ch015_4
Description: Stalactites and stalagmites
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Location: CH03
Photo ID: ch015_5
Description: Gour pool floor
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Location: CH03
Photo ID: ch016_2
Description: Calcite formations
Depiction: Calcite formations
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Location: CH03
Photo ID: ch016_3
Description: Beautiful columns and stalagmites
Depiction: Columns and stalagmites
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Location: CH04
Photo ID: ch014_3
Description: Non-figurative engravings
Depiction: Non-figurative line
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP(?)
Techniques: Engraving(macaroini)
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Location: CH05
Photo ID: ch005_10
Description: Beautiful column
Depiction: Column
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Location: CH05
Photo ID: ch007_1
Description: Engraving of a horse
Depiction: Horse
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Engraving
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Location: CH05
Photo ID: ch007_2
Description: Engravings of stags
Depiction: Stag
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Engraving
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Location: CH05
Photo ID: ch010_1
Description: Engravings of deer
Depiction: Stag, hind
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Engraving
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Location: CH05
Photo ID: ch011_3
Description: Engravings of a chamois and a bovine
Depiction: Chamois, bovine
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Engraving
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Location: CH05
Photo ID: ch012_1
Description: Engraving of an auroch
Depiction: Bovine
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Engraving
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Location: CH05
Photo ID: ch013_1
Description: Engraved non-figurative lines
Depiction: Non-figurative line
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Engraving
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Location: CH06
Photo ID: ch005_11
Description: Signs and black lines
Depiction: Sign
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Paint
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Location: CH06
Photo ID: ch005_13
Description: Part of a Cantabrian quadrilateral sign and non-figurative lines in black
Depiction: Sign, non-figurative line
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Paint
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Location: CH06
Photo ID: ch005_14
Description: Cantabrian quadrilateral sign
Depiction: Sign
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Paint
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Location: CH06
Photo ID: ch005_16
Description: Beautiful stalagmites and other formations
Depiction: Beautiful stalagmites and other formations
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Location: CH06
Photo ID: ch005_6
Description: Cantabrian quadrilateral signs
Depiction: Sign
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Paint
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Location: CH06
Photo ID: ch005_7
Description: Signs in black
Depiction: Sign
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Paint
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Location: CH06
Photo ID: ch005_9
Description: Quadrilateral sign in black
Depiction: Sign
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Paint
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Location: CH07
Photo ID: ch003_2
Description: Stag in black
Depiction: Stag
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Paint
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Location: CH07
Photo ID: ch004_2
Description: Stag in black
Depiction: Stag
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Paint
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Location: CH07
Photo ID: ch004_3
Description: Stag in black
Depiction: Stag
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Paint
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Location: CH07
Photo ID: ch004_5
Description: Stags in black
Depiction: Stag
Chronology: Style III. Solutrean-Lower Magdalenian. ca.19000-16000 BP
Techniques: Paint
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Photographed by Takeo Fukazawa & Co-Project Team of Texnai Inc. and the University of Cantabria
Comment by César González Sainz & Roberto Cacho Toca, Univ. of Cantabria

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