Natural Fe-bearing ochres ranging in color from yellow to deep red and brown abound on
earth's crust. Quite often, ochres can be used for pigmenting purposes upon little or no …

This manuscript seeks to facilitate meta-analysis of cross-disciplinary ochre studies by
advocating for a common vocabulary and clarifying the definition of “ochre” as used by …

Homo sapiens was present in northern Asia by around 40,000 years ago, having replaced
archaic populations across Eurasia after episodes of earlier population expansions and …

Over the last two decades, red ochre has played a pivotal role in discussions about the
cognitive and cultural evolution of early modern humans during the African Middle Stone …

This is a paper about mark making and human becoming. I will be asking what do marks
do? How do they signify? What role do marks play in human becoming and the evolution of …

Archaeologists contend that it was our aptitude for symbolic, technological, and social
behaviors that was central to Homo sapiens rapidly expanding across the majority of Earth's …

Abstract African Middle Stone Age (MSA) populations used pigments, manufactured and
wore personal ornaments, made abstract engravings, and produced fully shaped bone tools …

Archaeological indicators of cognitively modern behaviour become increasingly prevalent
during the African Middle Stone Age (MSA). Although the exploitation of ochre is viewed as …

Although no paintings are associated with archaeological contexts before the end of the
Middle Stone Age, hundreds of ochre pieces were discovered on numerous southern …

Ochre is a common feature at Middle Stone Age (MSA) sites and has often been interpreted
as a proxy for the origin of modern behaviour. However, few ochre processing tools, ochre …