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Neanderthals Used Red Ochre Pigment 250,000 Years Ago

Neanderthals Used Red Ochre Pigment 250,000 Years Ago | Science News | Scoop.it

We have seen cave paintings where the splashy red pigment was used to create images by ancient humans in present-day Europe tens of thousands of years ago. Scientists have said that ancient humans used it generally in Europe about 40,000 - 60,000 years ago, in West Asia as long ago as 100,000 years, and by the ancients in Africa as long ago as 200,000-250,000 years. Now, a new study suggests that Neanderthals were also using it in the present-day Netherlands region of Europe as far back as 200,000-250,000 years ago, if not earlier.

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Neanderthals were using paint 250,000 years ago - 'thousands of years earlier than previously thought'

Neanderthals were using paint 250,000 years ago - 'thousands of years earlier than previously thought' | Science News | Scoop.it
Researchers examined small quantities of red material on well-preserved flint and bones dug up from an archaeological site in Maastricht in the Netherlands.

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