a policy article published in the journal Science in October 2011, Spanish scientists argued against the reopening of Altamira Cave, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The cave contains multicolored cave ...

Few things are as humbling as witnessing the accomplishments of ancient peoples. Whether it's the Pyramids of Giza or their less-crowded, even older cousin, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, Cambodia's ...

What: The just-opened replica of the Altamira cave, one of the world's premier examples of prehistoric art. Where: The Cantabria region of northern Spain. Why: Because unless you have three years to ...

Seventeen decorated caves of the Paleolithic age were inscribed as an extension to the Altamira Cave, inscribed in 1985. The property will now appear on the List as Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic ...

Cave paintings are so in right now! From Werner Herzog's documentary to the recent discovery of new cave paintings in Spain, primitive art is totally in fashion. These newly uncovered 25,000 year-old ...

video: This video shows a reproduction of the Polychrome Ceiling from Altamira cave in the National Museum and Research Centre of Altamira. The famous polychrome bison can be seen painted over earlier ...

To a remarkable degree, the cave paintings executed over 20 millenniums until about 11,000 years ago are concentrated in southern France and northeastern Spain. Some cultural impulse drove the early ...

In the center of this image you can see the famous deer present in the painted ceiling of Polychrome Hall. In the lower left are the temperature, humidity and wind speed sensors located a few inches ...