KOMPAS.com – Gua Altamira is one of the places that has prehistoric relic quite important in the world.
The Altamira Cave is located in the city of Santander, which is on the northern coast of Spain.
One of prehistoric relic located in the Altamira Gua Caves is an ancient painting in the form of an animal that was discovered in the 1870s.
estimated, wall painting in Altamira Cave Spain is a relic from 35,000 years ago or 22,000 years ago, in the ice age.
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Wall painting in Altamira Cave
One of the most famous prehistoric paintings from the Altamira Caves is the painting of a bison.
A bison painting found on a cave wall in Spain is side by side with several colorfully painted animals.
There are also paintings of symbols and hand prints. However, archaeologists have not been able to determine the function of art from this ice age.
The painting was described in great detail by prehistoric humans at that time. Even the sex of the animals is described in a very clear form.
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Experts argue that the paintings in the Altamira Cave were used to convey information important to survival.
The information in question is related to what animals should and may be hunted.
On the other hand, there are also expert opinions who consider that creating animal images on cave walls is one of the magic rituals.
The magic ritual was performed to increase the chances of success in hunting.
This was usually done by prehistoric peoples who depended heavily on animals for their livelihoods.
Reference:
- Yuliman, Sanento. (2001). Two fine arts. Surakarta: Kalam Foundation.
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