Altamira cave paintings

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf rock art
gptkbp:age about 36,000 years old
gptkbp:conservationStatus restricted public access
gptkbp:depicts animal figures
abstract signs
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Marcelino_Sanz_de_Sautuola
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1879
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Altamira cave paintings
gptkbp:influenced study of prehistoric art
gptkbp:literaryPeriod gptkb:Magdalenian
gptkb:Solutrean
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Cantabria
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Altamira_Cave
gptkbp:material charcoal
ochre
manganese oxide
hematite
gptkbp:notableFor realistic depictions of animals
use of natural rock contours
gptkbp:significance first cave paintings discovered to be made by prehistoric humans
gptkbp:startDate gptkb:Upper_Paleolithic
gptkbp:technique gptkb:engraver
charcoal drawing
polychrome painting
gptkbp:topic gptkb:deer
bison
horses
human hands
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 1985
yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marcelino_Sanz_de_Sautuola
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7