In 1879, a landowner and amateur archaeologist named Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola ventured into a newly discovered cave system in northern Spain. Hoping to find prehistoric tools, he kept his eyes fixed ...

It’s been called the “Sistine Chapel of paleolithic art,” and it’s been closed to the public for more than a decade – until now. Yesterday, five members of the public who entered a draw were given a ...

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 ...

SANTILLANA DEL MAR, Spain -- Digital technology is usually seen as blazing a trail to the future, but in some cases it's being used to re-create the past. Just a few hundred meters from the entrance ...

SANTILLANA DEL MAR, Spain — Spain’s Altamira Cave, which contains some of the world’s most important prehistoric paintings, will be reopened to the public after being closed since 2002, Culture ...

ALTAMIRA, SPAIN—The cave at Altamira, where bison and horses were painted and carved into the limestone some 22,000 years ago, was closed to visitors in 2002 due to the grown of algae-like mold on the ...

Prehistoric paintings in northern Spain could be irreparably damaged if plans to reopen the Altamira cave to tourists go ahead. Local officials want to reopen the cave to boost the local economy, but ...