Cartayac, E. - Cartayac

Japanese: カルタイヤック,É. - かるたいやっく
Cartayac, E. - Cartayac

…The murals were discovered in 1879, along with shells, animal bones, and remains of a campfire. The discoverer, Marcelino de Sautuola, claimed that they were from the Paleolithic period, but this was not accepted by the academic community. In 1902, the Sautuola theory was confirmed by the investigation of French archaeologists Émile Cartailhac and Breuil. The murals are concentrated on the ceiling (1-2m high) of a room 18m long and 8-9m wide, located about 30m to the left of the entrance, and 25 animal figures are painted in red, black, and brown. …

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Japanese:

…壁画は,貝殻や動物の骨,焚火の跡とともに,1879年に発見された。発見者のサウトゥオラMarcelino de Sautuolaは旧石器時代のものと主張したが,学界の承認を得るにいたらず,1902年,フランスの考古学者カルタイヤックÉmile Cartailhacとブルイユの調査によって,サウトゥオラ説が確認された。壁画が集中しているのは,入口から30mほど入った左方にある,長さ18m,幅8~9mの部屋の天井(高さ1~2m)で,25頭の動物像が赤・黒・褐色で描かれている。…

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