General Information

Site Name:

Llonín

Synonym Name(s):

Concha de la Cova or cueva del queso.

Site Type:

cave

More info to Site Type: 

In 1957 the cave was adapted for storage and maturation of local cheese, which continued until 1970. Today Llonín is one of Spain's Unesco World Heritage cave art sites.

Discovery Year: 

1.957

First Description: 

[PublicBibliographySpace:Berenguer 1979]

Chronological Abstract: 

Occupations of the Gravettian to the Solutrean are present. The paintings have an estimated age of 22 000-10 000 BC.

Location

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Country:

Europe::Southern Europe::Spain

General Location Description:

The cave is located 1 km away from the village Llonín in Peñamellera Alta (Asturias, northern Spain).

Coordinates:

  • Latitude (WGS84):
43,33
  • Longitude (WGS84):
-4,65
  • Altitude:

 

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Linked Files + Pages

Collection Item(s):

Bibliography:

[PublicBibliographySpace:Berenguer 1979] [PublicBibliographySpace:Pérez et al. 1992] [PublicBibliographySpace:Schabereiter-Gurtner et al 2004]

Multimedia Files:

[PublicMultimediaSpace:PDF Pérez et al. 1992]

Linked Pages:

Index:

Additional Content

Pix
Rib with engravings. Pérez et al. 1992.
Site picture from 1988. Pérez et al. 1992.