Cartailhac and Altamira Émile Cartailhac

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a bison in altamira


when marcelino sanz de sautuola s daughter maría discovered paintings in altamira , sautuola, professor vilanova, published findings in 1880, cartailhac 1 of leaders of scientists who, facing revolutionary change in view of prehistoric man, ridiculed these paintings @ 1880 prehistorical congress in lisbon. due opinion, members of congress did not visit altamira. changed mind after several other caves prehistoric paintings had been found , visited cave breuill in 1902. apologised there maría de sautuola (her father died in 1888) , promised clear don marcelino s name (sautuola had been accused of forgery). letter 9 october 1902 says among other things: live in new world . wrote famous article, mea culpa d un sceptique in admitted wrong, emphasized importance of altamira, accused himself of holding progress of science, , harshly criticised himself doing injustice honest man , rejecting thing without investigation. today, opinions article vary. kleibl praises 1 of finest moments of prehistory , brave article, showing no fear of hurting [cartailhac s] professional credit , while lewis-williams writes about opportunist thing used calculatingly cartailhac s own benefit when position no longer tenable.








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