Sites & cities that bear the name of La Garma

La Garma

Today in : Spain
First trace of activity : ca. 175,000 B.C.E
Last trace of activity : ca. 8th century C.E
Recorded names : La Garma cave complex, Omoño

Description : The La Garma cave complex is a parietal art-bearing paleoanthropological cave system in Cantabria, Spain. It is located just north of the village of Omoño, part of the municipality of Ribamontán al Monte. The cave complex is noted for one of the best preserved floors from the Paleolithic containing over 4,000 fossils and over 500 graphical units. It is part of the Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain World Heritage Site.

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