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title: Paleolithic Cave Painting in Altamira Cave
author: Dario Lorenzetti
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4169/paleolithic-cave-painting-in-altamira-cave/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-06-07
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# Paleolithic Cave Painting in Altamira Cave
_Authored by Dario Lorenzetti_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4169.jpg)
## Image Caption
Upper [Paleolithic art](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/240/paleolithic-art/) in [Altamira](https://www.worldhistory.org/Altamira/) Cave, in Santillana del Mar (Cantabria region), Spain. The paintings in the cave date from the Middle Magdalenian to the Gravettian period.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Lorenzetti, D. (2015, November 13). Paleolithic Cave Painting in Altamira Cave. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/dloren/19439502753/) by **Dario Lorenzetti**. Submitted by [Dominique Chapman](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/dominique.chapman/ "User Page: Dominique Chapman"), published on 13 November 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.