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 ...

The goal was to achieve a “balance” between preserving the rock art and making a vital part of Spain’s heritage accessible, the director of the Altamira Museum, José Antonio Lasheras, told CNN.

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 ...

Spain boasts a number of significant ancient cave paintings, including the Altamira Caves, known as the Sistine Chapel of Palaeolithic art.After decades of tourism, the popular attraction had ...

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 ...

Some of Europe's most spectacular prehistoric cave paintings have reopened to a handful of visitors at Altamira in northern Spain after a 12-year closure. Renowned for vivid paintings of bison and ...

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 ...

The caves of Altamira, Peña de Candamo, Tito Bustillo, Covaciella, Llonín, El Pindal, Chufín, Hornos de la Peña, Las Monedas, La Pasiega, Las Chimeneas, El Castillo, El Pendo, La Garma, Covalanas, ...

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. Let us know you agree to data collection on AMP.