Question

write about altamira cave paintings ?

Answer 1

Altamira was the first European cave for which prehistoric origin of the paintings was suggested and promoted by Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola . He published his research with the support of Juan Vilanova y Piera in 1880 to public acclaim. Nonetheless a bitter public controversy among experts ensued and continued until 1902, as reports of similar findings of prehistoric paintings in the region had accumulated and evidence could no longer be rejected.
Altamira is located in the Franco-Cantabrian region and declared a World Heritage Site by
UNESCO as the central element of the Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern spain