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Saiz-Jimenez, Cesareo; Cuezva, Soledad; Jurado, Valme; Fernandez-Cortes, Angel; Porca, Estefania; Benavente, David; Cañaveras, Juan C.; Sanchez-Moral, Sergio
Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 10/2011, Volume: 334, Issue: 6052Journal Article
Despite evidence of damaging human impacts, cave paintings may again be threatened if visitors are allowed access. In the last decade, considerable attention has been paid to the deterioration of the caves that house the world's most prominent Paleolithic rock art. This is exemplified by the caves of Lascaux (Dordogne, France) ( 1 ) and Altamira (Cantabria, Spain), both declared World Heritage Sites. The Altamira Cave has been closed to visitors since 2002. Since 2010, reopening the Altamira Cave has been under consideration. We argue that research indicates the need to preserve the cave by keeping it closed in the near future.
