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Curtis recounts the story of Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola, a Spanish nobleman fascinated by archaeology. In 1879, his daughter Maria looks up at the ceiling of the Altamira cave, and sees the painted bison. The paintings are far beyond what 19th century scholars believed " primitive" humans could create. The reaction is brutal - experts accused Sautuola of forgery, and Spain is accused of inventing à fake ......>

Curtis reveals that the mere presence of humans in the Lascaux Cave, in southwestern France led to a rise in the temperature, humidity, and even the growth of destructive algae and fungi on the ancient paintings. The idea that the very act of admiring these
ancient paintings could cause their deterioration - that's quite a profound realization !