Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. For readers in Spain and parts of Latin America, Monday's Google Doodle celebrates ...
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 ...
At least 14,000 years ago, artists took to Altamira cave in Spain with charcoal and red pigments, painting bison, deer and their own handprints on the rock walls and ceiling. This prehistoric art ...
“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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The influence of bacterial communities on the formation of carbonate deposits such as moonmilk was investigated in Altamira Cave (Spain). The study focuses on the relationship between the bacterial ...
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 ...
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 ...
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