ALTAMIRA CONFERENCE and the European Day of Prehistoric Rock Art
Speaker: GONZALO SÁNCHEZ EGUREN
OCTOBER 11, 2025
4:00 PM
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - PHARM 1544
1100 N. UNIVERSITY AVE - ANN ARBOR, MI
The conference will be in Spanish and will be streamed via Zoom with an English translation option:
Meeting ID: 305 491 7600
Access Code: 2025
After the conference we continue celebrating together!
We will meet at Pizza House - 618 Church St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104
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ALTAMIRA and the European Day of Rock Art, presented by the Cantabrian anthropologist and scholar, Gonzalo Sánchez Eguren.
The Altamira Cave, located in the municipality of Santillana del Mar, Cantabria (Spain), houses one of the most important prehistoric painting and artistic cycles. It is part of the Altamira Cave and Paleolithic Rock Art of the Cantabrian Coast, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.
Gonzalo will explain how our prehistoric ancestors lived, what their social organization was like, what they believed in, and what role they played in the evolution of society.
Location: University of Michigan College of Pharmacy – Auditorium PHARM 1544 (1100 N. University Ave. – Ann Arbor, MI). Entrance will be indicated with an ADEMI sign, with directions to the room.
Parking: Available at street meters or in the University parking lot at 525 Church St.
*** The conference will be in Spanish and will be streamed via Zoom with English subtitles ***
Take advantage of this opportunity to learn more about one of humanity’s “rock art jewels” and celebrate our roots with fellow attendees at the PIZZA HOUSE after the conference!
