In classical Alutiiq society, paint was also applied to the body. People reddened their faces before traveling or receiving guests, and warriors painted their faces before a raid. At winter ...

For years, researchers believed that the world's oldest ochre mine, Ngwenya in Eswatini, was the only source of ochre pigment for early human communities ... which many other non-bulk sampling ...

The ingot found at the Domus Aurea was the star of the discovery, which also included the finding of yellow ochre pigments in an ... sheds light on the advanced techniques and artistic ...