Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola,his field of expertise is Archaeology

Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola

Date of Birth :

1831

Place of Birth :

Spanish

Country :

Spain

Field of Expertise :

Archaeology

Educational background :

Acheivements / Contributions :

He owned the land where the Altamira cave was found.

The Altamira cave, now famed for its unique collection of prehistoric art, was well known to local people, but had not been given much attention until in 1868 it was "discovered" by the hunter Modesto Peres.

He was started exploring the caves in 1875.

Bibliography :

Escritos y documentos (Coleccion de bolsillo - Institucion Cultural de Cantabria ; 2) (Spanish Edition) ,