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Altamira Pictures, Inc. is a Japanese film studio established by two producers, Shoji Masui and Yuji Ogata, two directors, Masayuki Suo and Itsumichi Isomura. The studio produced independent films for small theater, and became smash hitter to create films such as "Water Boys", "Swing Girls" by collaborating with major film distributing company ...
The Cave of Altamira ( ⫽ ˌæltəˈmɪərə ⫽ AL-tə-MEER-ə; Spanish: Cueva de Altamira [ˈkweβa ðe altaˈmiɾa]) is a cave complex, located near the historic town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. It is renowned for prehistoric cave art featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary local fauna and human hands.
Located in northern Spain, not far from the village of Antillana del Mar in Cantabria, the Upper Paleolithic cave complex at Altamira is famous for its magnificent multi-coloured cave painting, as well as its rock engravings and drawings.
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 Art of Northern Spain. The property represents the apogee of Paleolithic cave art that developed across Europe, from the Urals to the Iberian ...
Jan 13, 2020 · Learn about the prehistoric Altamira cave paintings, from their discovery to what these Paleolithic drawings mean and how they influence art history. How much do you know about the Altamira cave paintings?
Apr 2, 2021 · Spain’s Altamira Cave is known for some of the most pristine examples of Paleolithic cave paintings, pictographs, and petroglyphs. The bulls painted on the ceiling are at least 14,000 years old, and with new dating techniques, archaeologists have determined that painting first started in this chamber more than 34,000 years ago.
Explore the Altamira Caves. The Altamira Caves contain some of the best pre-historic paintings in the world. They were painted by the Magdalenian people around 15,000 years ago.
