#ochre — Public Fediverse posts
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Ancient Finnish graves reveal how ochre signaled identity and social networks
About 5,500 to 6,000 years ago, hunter-fisher-gatherers lived across what is now Finland. These communities, known to archaeologists as the Typical Comb Ware culture, built semi-subterranean houses, traveled along waterways, and relied on fishing, hunting, and small-scale plant use. They...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/01/finnish-graves-ochre-signaled-identity/
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Early humans used ochre for advanced toolmaking at Blombos Cave, study finds
A recent study led by researchers at SapienCE has revealed that ochre—previously considered primarily a symbolic pigment—played a crucial role in the production of sophisticated stone tools by early modern humans in Blombos Cave, South Africa, during the Middle Stone Age (MSA), between 90,000 and 70,000 years ago...
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/early-humans-used-ochre-for-advanced-toolmaking/
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 3. I am fascinated by #paperArt. #Paper is one of the most versatile materials. It can be cut, shaped, coloured, embossed, and even altered to resemble fabric, embroidered and felted. In a special mixture with plaster of Paris, it becomes a modelling clay. So I can live out my love of #archaeological finds. Inspired by #neolithic #goddesses. Paperclay with hand-grinded ochre and ultramarine
#paperclay #paperArtist #sculpture #ochre #ultramarine #pigments #NaturalPigments