The northern coast of Spain holds one of the oldest examples of human development in the form of cave paintings, dubbed the ...

ALTAMIRA CAVE, Spain — Five visitors stand in the bright daylight outside the extraordinary cave. A guide switches off the yellow floor lights and slams the heavy metal door, sealing the ...

Spain's famous Altamira caves have briefly opened to the public, for the first time in 12 years. Five elderly Spaniards chosen in a draw marvelled at its ice-age paintings of bison, bulls and ...

In Spain's Basque region, in the Atxurra cave, archaeologists have found a group of at least 70 cave paintings made during the end of Upper Paleolithic era.

Small groups allowed back in to view prehistoric murals in Spain’s Altamira Cave to determine effect on paintings.

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 ...

This 1985 photo shows a large male bison, a common figure in the Altamira cave in northern Spain. Spain's Cultural Ministry said Tuesday that it has decided to reopen a cave complex featuring ...

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. Plans to reopen this ...

Cova Dones, the cave in question, lies close to Spain’s eastern coast in Valencia, whereas most of the country’s ancient art—including the famous prehistoric cave paintings of Altamira—is ...

For the first time in 12 years, Spain's Altamira caves are opened to the public, but only five visitors saw the ice-age paintings.

video: This video shows a reproduction of the Polychrome Ceiling from Altamira cave in the National Museum and Research Centre of Altamira. The famous polychrome bison can be seen painted over ...

A painted bison on the ceiling of Altamira cave in Spain. The cave is closed to the public because human incursions have caused damage to the 14,000-year-old paintings. (Image credit: MNCN-CSIS ...