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Altamira

Cave site in northern Spain famous for its Upper Paleolithic paintings of bison and other animal and anthropomorphic figures. The cave was used by hunting communities over a long period, though the paintings are probably associated with Solutrean and Magdalenian occupation levels, (c.22,000-17,000 ya).


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