ALTAMIRA

Meaning of ALTAMIRA in English

/al'teuh mear"euh/ ; Sp. /ahl'tah mee"rddah/ , n.

a cave in northern Spain, near Santander, noted for its Upper Paleolithic polychrome paintings of bison, deer, and pigs.

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ALTAMIRA — geographical name caverns N Spain WSW of Santander
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ALTAMIRA — Cave near Santander , northern Spain, famous for its magnificent prehistoric paintings and engravings. The paintings, dating to 14,000–12,000 BC, …
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ALTAMIRA — geographical name caverns N Spain WSW of Santander
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ALTAMIRA — cave famous for its magnificent prehistoric paintings and engravings, situated 30 km (19 miles) west of Santander, in northern Spain. …
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ALTAMIRA — Altamira BrE AmE ˌælt ə ˈmɪər ə AmE ˌɑːlt ə ˈmɪr ə —Spanish [ al ta ˈmi ɾa \]
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ALTAMIRA — Cave near Santander , northern Spain, famous for its magnificent prehistoric paintings and engravings. The paintings, dating to 14,00012,000 BC, …
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ALTAMIRA — Альтамира
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ALTAMIRA — Pronunciation: ˌ äl-tä- ' m ē -rä Function: geographical name caverns N Spain WSW of Santander
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ALTAMIRA AIRPORT — Airport Name : Altamira Airport Airport Location : Altamira, Pará, Brazil IATA Code : ATM ICAO Code : SBHT
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ALTAMIRA, TAMAULIPAS — Альтамира
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ALTAMIRA, PARÁ — Альтамира
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SBHT — Airport Name : Altamira Airport Airport Location : Altamira, Pará, Brazil IATA Code : ATM ICAO Code : SBHT
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ATM — Airport Name : Altamira Airport Airport Location : Altamira, Pará, Brazil IATA Code : ATM ICAO Code : SBHT
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SANTANDER — Port city (pop., 2001: 180,717), capital of the autonomous community ( comunidad autónoma ) of Cantabria , northern Spain. A …
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PALEOLITHIC PERIOD — or Old Stone Age Ancient technological or cultural stage characterized by the use of rudimentary chipped stone tools. During the …
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MAGDALENIAN CULTURE — Paleolithic Europe. It was named after the type site, La Madeleine in southwestern France. The Magdalenians lived some 11,000–17,000 years …
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FRANCO-CANTABRIAN SCHOOL — Oldest and most complete of several artistic traditions of the Paleolithic Period that flourished in southwestern France and the Cantabrian …
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SANTANDER — /sahn'tahn derdd"/ , n. 1. Francisco de Paula /frddahn sees"kaw dhe pow"lah/ , 1792-1840, South American soldier and statesman: president …
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BRUSH DRAWING — in the visual arts, technique in which a brush, usually round and pointed (in contrast to the flat and even-edged …
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BRUSH — device composed of natural or synthetic fibres set into a handle that is used for cleaning, grooming, polishing, writing, or …
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XINGU RIVER — Portuguese Rio Xingu, river in Mato Grosso and Par states, Brazil. The river rises on the Planalto (plateau) do Mato …
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TORRELAVEGA — city, Cantabria provincia and comunidad autnoma (autonomous community), northern Spain. It lies southwest of Santander city, at the confluence of …
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SAUTUOLA, MARCELLINO DE — died 1888, Santander, Spain Spanish amateur geologist and archaeologist who excavated Altamira Cave, near Santillana, in northern Spain, which contains …
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MAGDALENIAN CULTURE — toolmaking industry and artistic tradition of Upper Paleolithic Europe, which followed the Solutrean industry and was succeeded by the simplified …
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FRANCO-CANTABRIAN SCHOOL — the oldest and most complete of several traditions of Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) art that flourished in southwestern France and …
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CUENCA — in full Santa Ana De Cuenca, capital of Azuay province, south central Ecuador. The city lies in an intermontane basin …
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BREUIL, HENRI-DOUARD-PROSPER — born Feb. 28, 1877, Mortain, Fr. died Aug. 14, 1961, L'le-Adam French archaeologist especially noted as an authority on prehistoric …
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SANTANDER — Port city (pop., 2001: 180,717), capital of the autonomous community ( comunidad autónoma ) of Cantabria , northern Spain. A …
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PALEOLITHIC PERIOD — or Old Stone Age Ancient technological or cultural stage characterized by the use of rudimentary chipped stone tools. During the …
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MAGDALENIAN CULTURE — Stone-tool industry and artistic tradition of Upper Paleolithic Europe. It was named after the type site, La Madeleine in southwestern …
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FRANCO-CANTABRIAN SCHOOL — Oldest and most complete of several artistic traditions of the Paleolithic Period that flourished in southwestern France and the Cantabrian …
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ICTERUS GULARIS — Altamira oriole
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