Archaeologist Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Thursday July 03, 2025 ( 1 items ) |
University of Witwatersrand: Ochre Was a Crucial Tool in Early Human Innovation
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news:
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Ochre was a crucial tool in early human innovation
New research challenge the long-standing assumption that ochre was used solely for symbolic or decorative purposes.
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A study by the Centre for Early Sapiens Behaviour (SapienCE) has overturned long-held beliefs about early human technology, revealing that ochre - often regarded as purely symbolic - was in fact used as a sophi
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