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                        🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ 
                        -THE ISLAND LIFE-
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 Hidden within the rolling hills of Cantabria, Spain, lies a window into the deep past—the Altamira Cave. 

Discovered by chance in 1868, its walls tell the story of a world thousands of years gone, a world where art was born in flickering firelight.

 Dating back 36,000 to 14,000 years ago, the cave paintings are a testament to the Magdalenian culture’s ingenuity and deep connection with the animals they depicted.

 Bison charge across the rock face, their muscular forms captured in earthy reds and blacks, while horses and deer seem to gallop and leap, each stroke of pigment telling tales of survival and reverence. 

With its vibrant depictions and masterful use of natural contours, the Altamira Cave was aptly named a UNESCO World Heritage Site, preserving the echoes of a time when art was as much a part of life as the hunt and the hearth. 

Here, one can almost hear the whispers of ancient voices, see the glow of embers that once lit the artists' work, and feel the pulse of a shared human story painted onto stone for eternity.

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 wow! beautiful 🌞 
 It's just amazing isnt it. After all that time it looks so fresh and the colours are so vibrant.  Art just speaks to humanity in a way that doesn't need words. 
 agree. this one is particularly beautiful and intriguing. 
have you watched "the cave of forgotten dreams?" 
 I have not watched that yet.  I will research about it thanks 🙏 
 https://watchdocumentaries.com/cave-of-forgotten-dreams/ 
 yes! 
 Werner Herzog is brilliant 👍 
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 This book by Helen Gardner is one of the most important and valuable works that I recommend for studying the history of art."
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And same that translated to Farsi 
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 oh this looks amazing
thank you for sharing