Altamira
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- proper noun
- Sites like the Xanten Archaeological Park in Germany and Altamira in Spain have already become popular holiday destinations, paving the way for the similar development of a steadily increasing number of historical and archaeological sites throughout Europe.
- Altamira Cave
- bison at Altamira
- Altamira in Spain
Examples
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Faith in sacred time had energized the first Cistercians as well as St. Ed's own paleolithic precursors in the caves of Altamira seventy thousand years ago.
Fiction book (1993) -
Vitelli, Karen D., ed. Archaeological Ethics. Walnut Creek, CA: Altamira Press, 1996.
Academic text (1996) -
I think instead of the cave at Altamira.
Academic text (2009) -
-Wounded Bison, Altamira, Spain... ...about 15,000 B.C.
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In the spring of 1991, the director of the museum at Altamira offered me a private tour of this gallery of Paleolithic art in Cantabrian Spain.
Academic text (2009) -
The Altamira cave is famous for its stunning prehistoric wall paintings that attract many visitors each year.
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Researchers have studied the remarkable engravings found in Altamira to better understand ancient human art.
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The discoveries made in the Altamira cave shed light on the lives of prehistoric people who lived in the region.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Altamira comes from the Spanish parts alta 'high' and mira 'view' or 'to look'. So the cave's name means 'high view', which helps you remember it as a famous place often named for a high spot with a wide outlook.