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- Altamira | Cave in Spain, Prehistoric Art | Britannica
Altamira, cave in northern Spain famous for its magnificent prehistoric paintings and engravings It is situated 19 miles (30 km) west of the port city of Santander, in Cantabria provincia Altamira was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985
- Altamira - World History Encyclopedia
Altamira is a Paleolithic cave located in Santillana del Mar (Cantabria region) in northern Spain, containing prehistoric paintings The cave was inhabited for millennia and so, besides Paleolithic cave art, it contains remains of the daily activities of the prehistoric population
- Cave of Altamira - Wikipedia
The Cave of Altamira ( ˌæltəˈmɪərə AL-tə-MEER-ə; Spanish: Cueva de Altamira [ˈkweβa ðe altaˈmiɾa]) is a cave complex, located near the historic town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain It is renowned for prehistoric cave art featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary local fauna and human hands
- The Altamira cave, World Heritage - Museo Nacional y Centro de . . .
Altamira represents the unique artistic production of human ingenuity and is an exceptional testimonial to a lost civilisation The Altamira cave’s inclusion on the List of World Heritage Sites signifies that UNESCO considers it to possess Exceptional Universal Value
- The Cave of Altamira - Bradshaw Foundation
The cave of Altamira was the first place in the world where the existence of rock art from the Upper Palaeolithic age was identified Its uniqueness and quality, the stunning conservation, and the freshness of its pigments meant its acceptance would be delayed by a quarter of a century
- Smarthistory – Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern . . .
The property will now appear on the List as Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain The property represents the apogee of Paleolithic cave art that developed across Europe, from the Urals to the Iberian Peninusula, from 35,000 to 11,000 B C E
- Visit the Altamira Caves in Cantabria, Spain and see the fabulous . . .
Travel guide to Altamira Caves in Cantabria, Spain One of the best prehistoric caves in the world and a UNESCO world heritage site
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