In the late 19th century, when the Altamira paintings were discovered by Maria and Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, many people did not believe these extraordinary paintings could have been painted thousands of years before.
Only when other paintings were discovered in southern France the cave of Altamira acquired universal recognition and became an icon of Palaeolithic art.
The Altamira cave has been called the ʽSistine Chapel of Quaternary artʼ. What does this mean?
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