Altamira project By Alejandro

Where is it and why

The Altamira cave is located in northern is important?
Spain, in the central region of Cantabria,
between the limits of the municipalities
of Santillana del Mar and Reocín. The
Altamira cave is located 158.5 meters
above sea level, in the upper part of a
The Altamira
karst cave has
of Pliocene the privilege of being
origin.
the first place in the world where the
existence of Upper Paleolithic Rock Art was
identified. Altamira was also a unique
discovery due to the quality, magnificent
conservation and freshness of its pigments.
The Altamira cave ubication
When were they discovered and by whom?
Modesto Cubillas discovered
the Altamira cave by chance The cavity was discovered by
around 1868, when a dog he a local man, Modesto Cubillas,
owned entered it while around the year 1868.
hunting. Knowing that
Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola
was interested in these things,
he informed him of the
discovery of that cavity
covered by weeds.
 What do they represent?
The rock representations of
Altamira could be images of
religious significance, fertility
rites, ceremonies to promote
hunting or they can be
interpreted as the battle between
two clans represented by the deer
and the bison.
 why they painted them
The rock representations of
Altamira could be images of
religious significance, fertility
rites, ceremonies to promote
hunting or they could be
interpreted as the battle
between two clans represented
by the deer and the bison.