A preliminary study on ochre sources in Southwestern Germany and its potential for ochre provenance during the Upper Paleolithic

The use of mineral pigments, specifically iron-oxide rich mineral pigments called ochre, has been put forward as a key element in the development of symbolic and non-utilitarian behaviors in human evolution. However, the processes of ochre procurement, trade and use are difficult to conceptualize wi...

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Main Author: Velliky, Elizabeth C. (author)
Other Authors: Barbieri, Alvise (author), Porr, Martin (author), Conard, Nicholas J. (author), MacDonald, Brandi Lee (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Inductively-coupled plasma
Vein-type deposits
Middle Stone Age
Open air site
La-Icp-Ms
Black pigments
Harz Mountains
Red Ochre
Geochemical characterization
Western Cape
Mineral pigments
Ochre
Neutron activation analysis (NAA)
Europe
Multivariate statistics
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14226
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/14226

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14226

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