Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola

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Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola was a 19th-century Spanish amateur archaeologist best known for recognizing and publicizing the prehistoric significance of the Paleolithic cave paintings at Altamira.

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instanceOf Spanish person
amateur archaeologist
archaeologist
human
birthDate 1831-06-02
birthPlace Cantabria NERFINISHED
Santander NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Spain
deathDate 1888-06-02
deathPlace Cantabria NERFINISHED
Santander NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
describedAt Altamira National Museum and Research Center exhibitions
discovered prehistoric cave paintings at Altamira
familyName Sanz de Sautuola NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Paleolithic art
prehistoric archaeology
genre archaeological writing
givenName Marcelino NERFINISHED
hasChild María de Sautuola NERFINISHED
hasHonor posthumous recognition for the authenticity of Altamira paintings
hasRoleIn discovery of Upper Paleolithic art in Europe
hasWork Breves apuntes sobre algunos objetos prehistóricos de la provincia de Santander NERFINISHED
influenced acceptance of Paleolithic cave art in academic circles
knownFor publicizing the Paleolithic cave paintings at Altamira
recognizing the prehistoric significance of the Altamira cave paintings
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
movement prehistoric archaeology in Spain
name Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage Spanish
notableEvent presentation of Altamira findings at the Prehistoric Anthropology and Archaeology Congress in Lisbon
notableFor Altamira cave paintings NERFINISHED
occupation archaeologist
landowner
partOf history of discovery of Paleolithic art
placeOfBurial Santander NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
significantPlace Altamira NERFINISHED
Santander NERFINISHED
timePeriod 19th century
workLocation Altamira cave NERFINISHED
Cantabria NERFINISHED

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Altamira Cave discoveredBy Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola