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    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...
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    The Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain (Cueva de Altamira y arte rupestre paleolítico del Norte de España) is a grouping of 18...
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  • compounds, and that "The Caves of Altamira" is about the loss of innocence, the narrative about a visitor to the Cave of Altamira who registers his astonishment...
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  • composed for the 2016 film Altamira, directed by Hugh Hudson. The film is a drama about the discovery of the Cave of Altamira starring Antonio Banderas...
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  • paintings in the Cave of Altamira in Cantabria, Spain, and the subsequent controversy by leading religious and scientific figures of the day. Antonio...
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    France (c. 15,000 BC) and Altamira in Spain died out about 10,000 BC, coinciding with the advent of the Neolithic period. Some caves probably continued to...
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    center dedicated to the conservation of, research into and the sharing of information about the cave of Altamira in Santillana del Mar (Cantabria, Spain)...
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    Lascaux (redirect from Cave of Lascaux)
    should be permitted in caves containing prehistoric art. Art of the Upper Paleolithic Cave of Altamira Chauvet Cave Cave painting List of archaeological sites...
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  • Look up Altamira in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Altamira may refer to: Altamira (surname) Cave of Altamira, a cave in Cantabria, Spain famous for...
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    Lovelock Cave (NV-Ch-18) is a North American archaeological site previously known as Sunset Guano Cave, Horseshoe Cave, and Loud Site 18. The cave is about...
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    World Heritage sites of Altamira, El Castillo, and Tito Bustillo, Spain. The results demonstrate that the tradition of decorating caves extends back at least...
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  • Treasures of Spain, but later that figure was changed to 12. The twelve winners in order of votes were: Cathedral of Córdoba Cave of Altamira Seville Cathedral...
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    ochre in the Cave of Altamira, Spain, from upper Paleolithic era (36,000 BC) Image of a human hand created with red ochre in Pech Merle cave, France (Gravettian...
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    middle Magdalenian period. The Cave of Altamira is located near Santillana del Mar. This cave, called the "Sistine Chapel of Quaternary", is relatively small...
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    with sixteen other caves situated in Northern Spain, as part of the group known as the Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain. Cf...
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    Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave (French: Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc, French pronunciation: [ɡʁɔt ʃovɛ pɔ̃ daʁk]) in the Ardèche department of southeastern France is a cave that...
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    first signs of human occupation date from the Lower Paleolithic. The most significant site for cave paintings is in the cave of Altamira, dating from...
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    Mammoth Cave National Park is a national park in south-central Kentucky, US. It encompasses portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave system in...
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    The Cave of the Trois-Frères is a cave in southwestern France famous for its cave paintings. It is located in Montesquieu-Avantès, in the Ariège département...
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    graphical units. It is part of the Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain World Heritage Site. The La Garma cave complex is a parietal...
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    Magdalenian (category Upper Paleolithic cultures of Europe)
    necklaces), and fossils. Cave sites such as Lascaux contain the best known examples of Magdalenian cave art. The site of Altamira in Spain, with its extensive...
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    Denisova Cave (Russian: Денисова пещера, romanized: Denísova peshchéra, lit. 'the cave of Denis'; Altay: Аю-Таш, romanized: Ayu Tash, lit. 'Bear Rock')...
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    agriculture, and expressions of prehistoric spirituality. Some of the Bhimbetka rock shelters feature prehistoric cave paintings and the earliest are...
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    church and former Benedictine monastery. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Cave of Altamira is nearby. The 3,983 inhabitants (INE, 2006) are distributed as follows:...
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    The Belum Caves, located in Nandyala district of Andhra Pradesh's Rayalaseema region, is the second largest cave system on the Indian subcontinent, known...
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    Shanidar Cave (Kurdish: ئەشکەوتی شانەدەر, romanized: Eşkewtî Şaneder, Arabic: كَهَف شانِدَر) is an archaeological site on Bradost Mountain, within the...
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    drawings. In contrast with the caves in Lascaux and Font-de-Gaume, and Altamira in Spain, the representations in the Rouffignac cave are not polychrome. So far...
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    leading to the cave was progressively explored until 1990 by cave divers without the divers being aware of the archaeological character of the cave. It is only...
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    (2003). African Foragers: Environment, Technology, Interactions. Rowman Altamira. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-7591-0154-8. Weinstock, John. "Sami Prehistory Revisited:...
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  • Granada Burgos Córdoba Escorial Prado Altamira Oviedo Ávila Segovia Santiago de Compostela Cáceres Seville Salamanca Poblet Monastery Mérida Guadalupe...
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