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represent a different species and has been named Eanthropus 

 dawsoni. 



Another interesting feature concerning Paleolithic Man is the 

 fact that many caves which he occupied have their walls decorated 

 with drawings and even pictures in colors — veritable art galleries. 

 One of the finest examples is the Altamira cavern in northern 



Fig. 235 

 A charging wild Boar, one of the best paintings by Paleolithic Man in the 

 cave at Altimira, Spain. (After Cartailhac and Breuil, courtesy of the 

 American Museum of Natural History.) 



Spain. " As we gaze at the pictures one of the first things to impress 

 us is the excellence of the drawing, the proportions and postures 

 being unusually good. The grand Bison and the charging Boar 

 are masterpieces in this respect (Fig. 235). The next observation 

 may be that, in spite of this perfection of technique, there is no 

 perspective composition — that is, no attempt to combine or group 

 the figures (Figs. 236, 237). ... In addition to these remarkable 

 sketches in colors, the other walls of Altamira have numerous 

 figures in black outline and also engravings. ... It is also clear 



