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Altamira Cave |
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Altamira Cave |
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Europe |
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Iberian peninsula |
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Latitude |
43.37662506 N |
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Longitude |
4.11893293 W |
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Altamira is a cave in Spain famous for its Upper Paleolithic cave paintings featuring drawings and polychrome rock paintings of wild mammals and human hands.
Its special relevance comes from the fact that it was the first cave in which prehistoric cave paintings were discovered. When the discovery was first made public in 1880, it led to a bitter public controversy between experts which continued into the early 20th century, as many of them did not believe prehistoric man had the intellectual capacity to produce any kind of artistic expression. The acknowledgement of the authenticity of the paintings, which finally came in 1902, changed forever the perception of prehistoric human beings. |
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43.376625, -4.118933 === 43.376625 N, 4.118933 W === 43° 22' 35.9" N, 4° 7' 8.2" W |
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Altamira Cave at Museo de Altamira (with map) |
Altamira Cave at Wikipedia |
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ID 1597, created 8 Oct 2010, 19:30, Last changed 8 Oct 2014, 22:31 |
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