In situ X-ray fluorescence-based method to differentiate among red ochre pigments and yellow ochre pigments thermally transformed to red pigments of wall paintings from Pompeii
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DOI: 10.1007/s00216-017-0329-3
Abstract: Most of the magnificent wall paintings from the ancient city of Pompeii are decorated with red and yellow colors coming from the ochre pigments used. The thermal impact of the pyroclastic flow from the eruption… read more here.
Keywords: yellow ochre; wall paintings; red ochre; ochre ... See more keywords
Patterns of change and continuity in ochre use during the late Middle Stone Age of the Horn of Africa: The Porc-Epic Cave record
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177298
Abstract: Ochre is found at numerous Middle Stone Age (MSA) sites and plays a key role in early modern human archaeology. Here we analyse the largest known East African MSA ochre assemblage, comprising 40 kg of… read more here.
Keywords: porc epic; use; epic cave; continuity ... See more keywords