Altamira Cave
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Altamira Cave is a prehistoric cave in northern Spain renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Paleolithic rock art, especially vivid polychrome paintings of bison.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Altamira | 2 |
| Altamira Cave canonical | 2 |
| Museo Nacional de Altamira | 1 |
| Neocueva de Altamira | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2947115 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Altamira Cave Context triple: [Northern Spain, hasUNESCOSite, Altamira Cave]
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A.
Altamira
Altamira is an industrial and port city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, known for its petrochemical complexes and strategic location on the Gulf of Mexico.
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B.
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave is a prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings, some of the oldest known in the world.
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C.
Grotte de Pech Merle
Grotte de Pech Merle is a famous prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings.
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D.
Grotte de Niaux
Grotte de Niaux is a famous prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings.
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E.
Grotte de Mas d’Azil
Grotte de Mas d’Azil is a large prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its Paleolithic and Azilian archaeological remains and dramatic natural tunnel traversed by a road and river.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Altamira Cave Target entity description: Altamira Cave is a prehistoric cave in northern Spain renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Paleolithic rock art, especially vivid polychrome paintings of bison.
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A.
Altamira
Altamira is an industrial and port city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, known for its petrochemical complexes and strategic location on the Gulf of Mexico.
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B.
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave
Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc Cave is a prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings, some of the oldest known in the world.
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C.
Grotte de Pech Merle
Grotte de Pech Merle is a famous prehistoric cave in southern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic wall paintings and engravings.
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D.
Grotte de Niaux
Grotte de Niaux is a famous prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its well-preserved Paleolithic cave paintings.
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E.
Grotte de Mas d’Azil
Grotte de Mas d’Azil is a large prehistoric cave in southwestern France renowned for its Paleolithic and Azilian archaeological remains and dramatic natural tunnel traversed by a road and river.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
prehistoric cave ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| approximateDating | circa 36,000–13,000 BCE ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfFigures | over 150 ⓘ |
| artPeriod |
Magdalenian culture
ⓘ
linked to:
Magdalenian
Upper Paleolithic ⓘ
linked to:
Upper Palaeolithic
|
| contains | Great Ceiling of polychrome bison ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalAttribution | Cro-Magnon people ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1868 ⓘ |
| firstScientificRecognitionYear | 1879 ⓘ |
| hasArtworkType |
charcoal drawings
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engravings ⓘ polychrome paintings ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
National Monument of Spain
ⓘ
linked to:
National Monument (Spain)
|
| hasMotif |
abstract signs
ⓘ
deer ⓘ handprints ⓘ horses ⓘ wild boar ⓘ |
| hasReplica |
Neocueva de Altamira
ⓘ
linked to:
Altamira Cave
|
| initialScholarlyReaction | authenticity disputed in late 19th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Paleolithic cave art
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Upper Paleolithic paintings ⓘ polychrome paintings of bison ⓘ well-preserved rock art ⓘ |
| laterScholarlyConsensus | paintings accepted as genuine Paleolithic art ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cantabria ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Spain ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Santillana del Mar ⓘ |
| mainMotif | bison ⓘ |
| managedBy | Spanish Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| paintingTechnique |
use of mineral pigments
ⓘ
use of natural rock relief ⓘ |
| pigmentType |
black manganese oxide
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red ochre ⓘ |
| reasonForRestrictedAccess | conservation of paintings ⓘ |
| roofPaintingsName | Great Ceiling ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of early symbolic behavior in Homo sapiens
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key site for study of Paleolithic art ⓘ |
| UNESCOExtensionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | highly restricted ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Altamira Cave Description of subject: Altamira Cave is a prehistoric cave in northern Spain renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Paleolithic rock art, especially vivid polychrome paintings of bison.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
northern Spain
linked to: Altamira Cave
linked to: Altamira Cave
linked to: Altamira Cave
linked to: Altamira Cave