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January 29, 2012
Painting, n.: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather, and exposing them to the critic
Traces of a red paint made from ochre shows Neanderthals were producing and using it up to 250,000 years ago, pushing evidence of paint use in Europe back to the same same range as examples from Africa.
Recent debates on Neanderthal culture have highlighted that sites occasionally contain pieces of iron oxides, interpreted as pigments, possibly for personal decoration.
Modern hunter-gatherers are known to have used red ochre for medication, as a food preservative, in tanning of hides and as insect repellent.
Modern hunter-gatherers are known to have used red ochre for medication, as a food preservative, in tanning of hides and as insect repellent.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at January 29, 2012 08:55 AM