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Replica painting from the Cave of Altamira

Replica painting from the Cave of Altamira (Cueva de Altamir) located near the historic town Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain, is renowned for its numerous parietal cave paintings featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary local fauna and human hands, created between 18,500 and 14,000 years ago during the Upper Palaeolithic by Paleo human settlers. The earliest paintings in the cave were executed around 35,600 years ago.
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Replica painting from the Cave of Altamira
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Replica painting from the Cave of Altamira (Cueva de Altamir) located near the historic town Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain, is renowned for its numerous parietal cave paintings featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary local fauna and human hands, created between 18,500 and 14,000 years ago during the Upper Palaeolithic by Paleo human settlers. The earliest paintings in the cave were executed around 35,600 years ago.
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Image size:
5609 x 3739 px | 60.0 MB
Print size:
47.5 x 31.7 cm | 18.7 x 12.5 in (300 dpi)