Roughly 5,500–6,000 years ago, the area including present-day Finland was inhabited by hunter-fisher-gatherers living in ...
University of Missouri researcher Brandi L. MacDonald utilizes state-of-the-art technology available exclusively at Mizzou to assist scholars in deepening their knowledge of the evolution of human ...
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 ...
The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...
A hand silhouette, projected in red ochre onto a rock wall over 60,000 years ago, is now overturning the established narrative of prehistory. This imprint, discovered deep within a Spanish cave, ...
Scientists analyzed ochre tools from Ukraine and Crimea, revealing Neanderthals shaped them with artistic intent. Modified ochre fragments show signs of grinding, scoring, and deliberate design, ...
A recent study indicates that colour was not the only property of ochre relevant to people in the Stone Age. Ochre pigment. (Image: Katri Krohn ...
Using new technology, researchers have been able to confirm the location of the world's oldest ochre mine and trace how ochre from the mine was dispersed to nearby communities. University of Missouri ...