Ochre mark is thought to be oldest complete fingerprint ever found and may suggest Neanderthals were capable of abstract ...

The works of more than 50 sculptors are being featured in a trail 100ft (30m) beneath the ground in caves this summer. Back ...

South African Stephen Townley Bassett creates detailed replicas of rock art using traditional materials and methods, ...

It was the middle of the pandemic, and syilx Okanagan artist Chipmunk Taylor Baptiste found herself feeling homesick for her Osoyoos Indian Band community. She had left to attend art school at ...

Ochre body paint may have been a form of prehistoric sunscreen that ... to seep all the way in to the ground," explains Mukhopadhyay. While speculative, the authors point out that many of the areas ...

Early humans also increased their use of ochre during this time. The red pigment, made of iron-rich clay ... The final 3D view revealed areas where radiation likely reached the ground. If the same ...

Furthermore, Homo sapiens were using a pigment called ochre with greater frequency around ... to seep all the way into the ground," Mukhopadhyay said. "I think it's important to note that these ...

Homo sapiens also probably stepped up their use of ochre, a naturally occurring pigment comprising iron ... to seep all the way into the ground,” said Dr Agnit Mukhopadhyay, a climate, space ...

In addition to weapons and work tools, the burials contained mineral pigments, particularly red ochre. This pigment ... Could this have been a dedicated burial ground? The idea is bold, but ...

The wall is painted with a blue pigment that chemists made for her, inspired by George Washington Carver’s patented Prussian Blue.Credit...Elias Williams for The New York Times Supported by By ...

or ochre — until the texture is fine, like sand. The crushed pigment is ground and mixed with oil to form a thick paste. Therese Dalë Kunicky's Okotoks studio is filled with pigments that she ...