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period. They depict animals, which lived during the ice age. Apart from a horse and several female deer, mainly bison can be seen, along with a number of abstract figures. The paintings at Altamira primarily focus on bison. It could be inferred that bison were important because of the hunt. They were hunted primarily for the food they provided, but many
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Altamira Cave in Altamira, Spain is famous for its magnificent prehistoric paintings and engravings. The cave is 270m (890 ft) long. The archaeological remains of Aurignacian (
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Museo del Altamira Conservation of Altamira Altamira Cave is located in a karst system witch, in geological terms , is coming to the end of its life. This natural process of degradation is aggravated by the structure of the cave,
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the different digs carried out in Altamira Cave itself, but other significant sites are represented as well, such as Chufín, Rascaño, Salitre, Juyo, La Pila and El Castillo. Altamira Cave (Santillana del Mar, Cantabria)
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ALTAMIRA CAVE, Spain (AP) -- Five visitors stand in the bright daylight outside the extraordinary cave. A guide switches off the yellow floor lights and slams shut the heavy metal door,
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the Chamber of the Paintings totally isolated from the rest of the cave. From that moment, the natural conditions which had preserved the paintings during millennia began to change.
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Museo del Altamira Altamira Museum through time
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Overview Fall program in Santander. Earn credits in Spanish Grammar, Geography, Art, History and/or Literature. Eligibility: 4 semesters college Spanish. Cost: $6,500
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