When it was discovered in December 1994, it amazed the world with its vivid cave paintings, believed to be over 30,000 years old, amongst the oldest in Europe. Using spectacular 3D reconstructions, ...

These early artists decorated walls of caves with delicate, dramatic animal paintings. The multicolored cascades of prey and predator animals -- bison, deer, bears, cattle, mammoths, and reindeer ...

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 ...