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Cave of Altamira
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The Cave of Altamira 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 earliest paintings were applied during the Upper Paleolithic, around 36,000 years ago. The site was discovered in 1868 by Modesto Cubillas and subsequently studied by Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola.
Magdalenian polychrome bison
Magdalenian polychrome bison
Bison on the roof of the pit.
Bison on the roof of the pit.
Great hall of polychromes of Altamira, published by M. Sanz de Sautuola in 1880.
Great hall of polychromes of Altamira, published by M. Sanz de Sautuola in 1880.
Reproduction of the Cave of Altamira in the Deutsches Museum, Munich.
Reproduction of the Cave of Altamira in the Deutsches Museum, Munich.
Santillana del Mar
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Santillana del Mar is a historic town situated in Cantabria, Spain. Its many historic buildings attract thousands of holidaymakers every year.
Church of the Colegiata in Santillana
Church of the Colegiata in Santillana
View of the typical architecture of this town.
View of the typical architecture of this town.
Colegiata de Santillana del Mar.
Colegiata de Santillana del Mar.
One of the streets in Santillana del Mar.
One of the streets in Santillana del Mar.