The French specialists, led by their guru Gabriel de Mortillet, were particularly adamant in rejecting the hypothesis of Sautuola and Piera and their findings were loudly ridiculed at the 1880 Prehistorical Congress in Lisbon.
The French specialists were particularly adamant in rejecting the hypothesis of Sautuola and Piera. The French specialists were led by their guru Gabriel de Mortillet. Their findings were loudly ridiculed at the 1880 Prehistorical Congress in Lisbon.