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 ...

"The Tibetan Plateau was previously thought to be uninhabitable during the last glacial maximum," said Li. Evidence found in the region shows that humans lived on the Tibetan Plateau before and after ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a large number of ancient megalithic structures and inscriptions in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, ...

“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 ...

The new species is ochre-color with black markings and is about an inch and a half long, according to the study. Photo by Qun-Zhen Wu via Wang C-B, Liu Z-J (2025) Researchers on a field expedition ...

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 ...

A recent archaeological discovery in Tinshemet Cave ... Credit: Marion Prévost Additionally, a significant use of mineral pigments, especially ochre, has been found on the remains discovered in the ...