Paleolithic Cave Painting in Altamira Cave

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Dominique Chapman
by Dario Lorenzetti
published on 13 November 2015
Paleolithic Cave Painting in Altamira Cave Download Full Size Image

Upper Paleolithic art in Altamira Cave, in Santillana del Mar (Cantabria region), Spain. The paintings in the cave date from the Middle Magdalenian to the Gravettian period.

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Lorenzetti, D. (2015, November 13). Paleolithic Cave Painting in Altamira Cave. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4169/paleolithic-cave-painting-in-altamira-cave/

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Lorenzetti, Dario. "Paleolithic Cave Painting in Altamira Cave." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 13, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4169/paleolithic-cave-painting-in-altamira-cave/.

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Lorenzetti, Dario. "Paleolithic Cave Painting in Altamira Cave." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 13 Nov 2015. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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