Researchers Find 1000-Year-Old Gold Mask Inside the Tomb of an Elite ... who were limited to using ochre-based paint for their artifacts. The discovery of human blood in the paint mixture adds ...

One of the key areas of recent research is the study of ochre, a natural earth pigment that has been used in rock art for thousands of years. A review of ochre archaeometry has highlighted the ...

Ochre pigment was widely used in prehistoric rock art for its vivid red color, but little is known about how the paint was made. According to a study published November 19 in Scientific Reports that ...