Cave of Altamira
cave with prehistoric paintings in Spain
Altamira (Spanish for 'high view') is a cave in Spain famous for its Upper Paleolithic cave paintings featuring drawings and coloured paintings of wild mammals and human hands. It is located near the town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain, 30 km west of the city of Santander. The cave with its paintings has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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Location | Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain |
Part of | Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii), (i) |
Reference | 310-001 |
Inscription | 1985 (9th Session) |
Extensions | 2008 |
Buffer zone | 16 ha (0.062 sq mi) |
Coordinates | 43°22′57″N 4°7′13″W / 43.38250°N 4.12028°W |
The cave is approximately 300 meters long[1]
References
Further reading
- Curtis, Gregory. 2006. The Cave Painters: probing the mysteries of the world's first artists. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN 1-4000-4348-4
- Guthrie, R. Dale. 2006. The nature of prehistoric art. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-31126-0
- McNeill, William H. Secrets of the Cave Paintings, The New York Review of Books, Vol. 53, # 16, October 19, 2006.
- Pike, A.W.G.; et al. (2012). "U-series dating of Paleolithic art in 11 caves in Spain". Science. 336 (6087): 1409–1413. doi:10.1126/science.1219957. PMID 22700921. S2CID 7807664.
Other websites
- Altamira Cave National Museum In Spanish and English
- The story of Altamira
- The website of UNESCO - Cave of Altamira
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