To date, most of the oldest evidence for ochre use comes from southern, eastern, and northern Africa, where the rouge hue became a fixture in the archaeological record around 160,000 years ago ...

"No archaeological site had previously been dated ... At the site, the researchers found stone tools and the first ochre pieces ever discovered in Tibet. Ochre is a red-colored rock used in ...

Neanderthals and Homo sapiens shared technology and customs in the Levant, shaping early human culture through cooperation.

The ochre-stained skeleton of the roughly 4 ... is that it is extremely efficient at removing contamination from archaeological bones,” Bethan Linscott, geochemist at the University of Miami ...

Recent archaeological findings from Tinshemet Cave ... The use of mineral pigments at Tinshemet Cave, including ochre, may have defined social identities among ancient human groups, paralleling ...

“We also found traces of red ochre on some of the artefacts – a substance that was used in ancient cultures to symbolise blood and for other decorative purposes," he added. "The presence of ...

Diana Vera, a passionate local guide from Serranía de la Lindosa, Colombia, leads a group of sweaty and panting European ...

I am a senior research fellow in the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution and lecturer in Archaeology in the School of Environment ... marine shell, and ochre artifacts from around the globe ...