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Cave of Altamira (Cueva de Altamira )
• Located in Santillana del Mar in
Cantabria, northern Spain
• Discovered by Modesto Cubillas (hunter)
in 1868, and was visited in 1875 by
Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola (amateur
geologist and archaeologist

• Archaeological excavations in the cave

have revealed Palaeolithic artifacts
from the Gravettian (roughly 22,000
years ago) to the Middle Magdalenian
(between roughly 16,500 and 13,000
years ago)
 Altamira Cave Paintings

Bison Black Bison Horse Hind

Hand prints
 Materials used in Cave Paintings

Hematite Charcoal and Manganese Dioxide Airbrush

(red pigment) (black pigment) (bird bone)
Artifact discovered
by Alcalde del Rio in
Altamira Cave
passage
Review
CLASSROOM GUIDLINES

BEFORE THE CLASS DURING THE CLASS AFTER THE CLASS

• Be prepared
• Take an advance reading
as much as possible.
• Don’t be late!
• Wear an appropriate attire
• Have a proper hair color or
hair style
• Turn off your microphone • Finish the task within the
• Take a formal profile given time.
Don’t use your nickname • Be mindful when asking
• Take a notes question
• Be respectful at all the
times