A 100,000-Year-Old Ochre-Processing Workshop at Blombos Cave, South Africa
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Auteurs : Christopher S. Henshilwood [Norvège, Afrique du Sud] ; Francesco D'Errico [Norvège, France] ; Karen L. Van Niekerk [Norvège] ; Yvan Coquinot [France] ; Zenobia Jacobs [Australie] ; Stein-Erik Lauritzen [Norvège] ; Michel Menu [France] ; Renata Garcia-Moreno [France]Source :
- Science : (Washington, D.C.) [ 0036-8075 ] ; 2011.
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Abstract
The conceptual ability to source, combine, and store substances that enhance technology or social practices represents a benchmark in the evolution of complex human cognition. Excavations in 2008 at Blombos Cave, South Africa, revealed a processing workshop where a liquefied ochre-rich mixture was produced and stored in two Haliotis midae (abalone) shells 100,000 years ago. Ochre, bone, charcoal, grindstones, and hammerstones form a composite part of this production toolkit. The application of the mixture is unknown, but possibilities include decoration and skin protection.
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