“Look, Daddy – oxen,” 9-year-old Maria cried out, pointing to the roof of the cave. Her father, Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, looked up. It was 1879 and he was making his second visit to the Cave of ...

A historical drama in which Hugh Hudson and Antonio Banderas team up to tell the troubled history of Spain’s Altamira cave paintings. By Jonathan Holland A first viewing of the 35,000-year-old cave ...

What: The just-opened replica of the Altamira cave, one of the world's premier examples of prehistoric art. Where: The Cantabria region of northern Spain. Why: Because unless you have three years to ...

The Altamira cave paintings were discovered by a little girl named Maria Sanz de Sautuola in 1879 in northern Spain. The paintings consisted of large bison painted in detail and color, which made the ...

The cavern that houses Spain’s most celebrated prehistoric art is on the mend from a microbial infestation that closed it to the public. A push from regional government officials to reopen Altamira ...