El Castillo, Spain
37,000 year old hand print in El Castillo Cave

El Castillo is one of several decorated caves located in Monte Castillo. It contains one of the oldest definitely dated cave paintings in Europe. The 40,800 year old red disk is old enough that it could have been painted by Neanderthals.

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El Castillo, Spain
Monte Castillo contains El Castillo Cave as well as other paleolithic art caves.
El Castillo, Spain
A red disk on this wall has been dated to 40,800 years bp.
El Castillo, Spain
An auroch petroglyph in El Castillo Cave