While the earliest evidence for ochre use is very sparse, the habitual use of ochre by hominins appeared about 140,000 years ago and accompanied them ever since. Here, we present an overview of archaeological sites in southwestern Germany, which yielded remains of ochre. We focus on the artifacts belonging exclusively to anatomically modern humans who were the inhabitants of the cave sites in the Swabian Jura during the Upper Paleolithic. The painted limestones from the Magdalenian layers of Hohle Fels Cave are a particular focus. We present these artifacts in detail and argue that they represent the beginning of a tradition of painting in Central Europe
ABSTRACT: Ochre (colouring ferruginous rocks) is widespread in Palaeolithic and Mesolithic contexts,...
The Aurignacian (ca. 43–35 ka) of southwestern Germany is well known for yielding some of the oldest...
Traditionally, studies of Palaeolithic cave art have largely ignored or directly overlooked the red ...
Though many European Upper Palaeolithic sites document early examples of symbolic material expressio...
Though many European Upper Palaeolithic sites document early examples of symbolic material expressio...
a-c: Anthropogenically modified ochre pieces from Hohle Fels. Artefact numbers and details are as fo...
a-d. Anthropogenically modified ochre pieces from Hohle Fels. Artefact numbers and details are as fo...
The use of red iron‐based earth pigments, or ochre, is a key component of early symbolic behaviours ...
Ochre is the common archaeological term for prehistoric pigments. It is applied to a range of uses, ...
Ochre is the common archaeological term for prehistoric pigments. It is applied to a range of uses, ...
Ochre is the common archaeological term for prehistoric pigments. It is applied to a range of uses, ...
Dumped deposits are a valuable source of information for inferring past behaviour. They provide insi...
Four cave sites in the Swabian Jura have yielded a spectacular array of portable art: Hohle Fels, Ge...
The use of manganese and iron oxides by late Neandertals is well documented in Europe, especially f...
International audienceIn the Eurasian Upper Paleolithic after about 35,000 years ago, abstract or de...
ABSTRACT: Ochre (colouring ferruginous rocks) is widespread in Palaeolithic and Mesolithic contexts,...
The Aurignacian (ca. 43–35 ka) of southwestern Germany is well known for yielding some of the oldest...
Traditionally, studies of Palaeolithic cave art have largely ignored or directly overlooked the red ...
Though many European Upper Palaeolithic sites document early examples of symbolic material expressio...
Though many European Upper Palaeolithic sites document early examples of symbolic material expressio...
a-c: Anthropogenically modified ochre pieces from Hohle Fels. Artefact numbers and details are as fo...
a-d. Anthropogenically modified ochre pieces from Hohle Fels. Artefact numbers and details are as fo...
The use of red iron‐based earth pigments, or ochre, is a key component of early symbolic behaviours ...
Ochre is the common archaeological term for prehistoric pigments. It is applied to a range of uses, ...
Ochre is the common archaeological term for prehistoric pigments. It is applied to a range of uses, ...
Ochre is the common archaeological term for prehistoric pigments. It is applied to a range of uses, ...
Dumped deposits are a valuable source of information for inferring past behaviour. They provide insi...
Four cave sites in the Swabian Jura have yielded a spectacular array of portable art: Hohle Fels, Ge...
The use of manganese and iron oxides by late Neandertals is well documented in Europe, especially f...
International audienceIn the Eurasian Upper Paleolithic after about 35,000 years ago, abstract or de...
ABSTRACT: Ochre (colouring ferruginous rocks) is widespread in Palaeolithic and Mesolithic contexts,...
The Aurignacian (ca. 43–35 ka) of southwestern Germany is well known for yielding some of the oldest...
Traditionally, studies of Palaeolithic cave art have largely ignored or directly overlooked the red ...