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Paleolithic Cave Painting in Altamira Cave

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by Dario Lorenzetti
published on 13 November 2015

Altamira is a Paleolithic cave located in Santillana del Mar (Cantabria region), in the north of Spain. Dating from the Middle Magdalenian to Gravettian (22.000 years ago).

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