Question

What preserved the art of Altamira until modern day? (2 points) Responses the Paleolithic inhabitants sealed off the cave once all the walls and ceilings had been painted the Paleolithic inhabitants sealed off the cave once all the walls and ceilings had been painted the Paleolithic inhabitants covered their artwork with a layer of animal fat to protect the paintings the Paleolithic inhabitants covered their artwork with a layer of animal fat to protect the paintings a natural collapse at the end of the Upper Paleolithic period a natural collapse at the end of the Upper Paleolithic period an intentional collapse by the people of the Upper Paleolithic period pick one

Answer 1

a natural collapse at the end of the Upper Paleolithic period

A rockfall sealed the cave entrance, isolating and protecting the paintings until their modern rediscovery.