In the case study discussed in this article, the objective of the study was to gain better insights into ochre use by Middle Stone Age populations in East Africa through the analysis of 4213 pieces of ...

Middle Stone Age humans in the Porc-Epic cave likely used ochre over at least 4,500 years, according to a new study. Middle Stone Age humans in the Porc-Epic cave likely used ochre over at least 4,500 ...

A new study from SapienCE reveals that early modern humans at Blombos Cave in South Africa used ochre as a specialized tool for stone toolmaking during the Middle Stone Age, demonstrating advanced ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A small stone flake marked with intersecting lines of red ochre pigment some 73,000 years ago that was found in a cave on South Africa's southern coast represents what ...

A huge stash of reddish minerals from a cave in Ethiopia shows how Stone Age people gradually adapted their technologies and practices over a 4500-year period. “It’s one of the rare sites where we can ...

Ochre, an iron-rich rock, has been used as paint pigment by humans for hundreds of years in various applications, such as body paint, sunscreen and as a component in adhesives. Researchers have ...

The pieces of pigment were discovered on opposite sides of the ancient lake in North Yorkshire. One of the ancient chunks of red ochre— a type of reddish-brown clay used by prehistoric people around ...

Middle Stone Age humans in the Porc-Epic cave likely used ochre over at least 4,500 years, according to a study published May 24, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Daniela Rosso from the ...