Unsolved:Cave of Zubialde
| Cave of Zubialde | |
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| Location | Zigoitia, Álava |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] 42°52′05″N 2°41′59″W / 42.86806°N 2.69972°W |
| Discovery | 1990 |
Cave of Zubialde is a prehistoric cave located in Zubialde, Gorbea, Spain.[1] In 1990 it was subjected to an authentication by the use of electron microscopy, chromatography and absolute dating, so it was defined as a black and red liquid painting.[1]
It was discovered in 1990 by Serafín Ruiz, a history student, and it was decorated by 20 animal figurines and 49 hand symbols.[2] It was the best prehistoric discovery of the decade and the most important of País Vasco.[3] It was dated in the Magdalenian, Upper Paleolithic (13.000 to 10.000 BC).[3]
In the same year, Peter Ucko, from the University of Southampton, and Jill Cook, from British Museum suspected they were fake,[4] and the Ertzaintza found out someone had painted the cave during 1990, and the main suspect was Serafín Ruiz.[5]
In 2008 another fraud was discovered in Iruña-Veleia similar to Zubialde.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alcina Franch, J.; Bendala Galán, M.; Elvira, M. A.; García-Ormaechea, C.; Jiménez, J.; Olmos, R.; Padró, J. (1997). "El arte de la Antigüedad en la hora actual". in Barandiarán, Ignacio. Historia del arte: El mundo antiguo. 1. Alianza Editorial. ISBN 9788420694818. https://books.google.com/books?id=DL3pAAAAMAAJ.
- ↑ "Zubialde, la falsa Altamira del País Vasco" (in es). ABC. December 30, 2015. http://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-30-12-2005/abc/Sociedad/zubialde-la-falsa-altamira-del-pais-vasco_1013340603534.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gónfora, F. (2006). "El estigma de Zubialde" (in es). El Correo. http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/20081120/sociedad/estigma-zubialde-20081120.html.
- ↑ Ucko, Peter; Cook, Jill (2014-01-07). "None". The European. https://archive.org/details/pubmed-PMC4043764.
- ↑ Gorospe, Pedro (August 14, 1992). "La Ertzaintza descubrió que alguien pintó en la cueva de Zubialde durante 1990" (in es). El País (Vitoria). https://elpais.com/diario/1992/08/14/cultura/713743205_850215.html.
- ↑ Azumendi, Eduardo (November 21, 2008). "El caso resucita el episodio de la cueva de Zubialde" (in es). El País (Vitoria). https://elpais.com/diario/2008/11/21/paisvasco/1227300003_850215.html.
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