Altamira
Americannoun
noun
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Spectacular Ice Age cave art in places like Altamira and El Castillo encouraged the idea that symbolism and art switched on almost overnight in Ice Age Europe.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
The deeper slip plane associated with the ancient Altamira slide was measured around 245 to 345 feet below ground, the report said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024
The territories are located around the municipalities of Sao Felix do Xingu, Altamira, Anapu and Senador Jose Porfirio in Para state.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023
My colleague Grant Smith did a pretty interesting analysis to simulate what would happen if a virus emerged in this town in the Amazon called Altamira.
From Slate • May 30, 2023
It was only after the French discovered similar paintings, partially obscured by millennia-old mineral deposits, that the Altamira drawings were pronounced authentic.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
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