Ochre pigment was widely used in prehistoric rock art for its vivid red color, but little is known about how the paint was made. According to a study published November 19 in Scientific Reports that ...

Learn about the Lapedo child, an ancient human with Neanderthal features who was buried at a rock shelter in Portugal between ...

Although usually portrayed as arch-rivals, Homo sapiens and Neanderthals might have had more in common than previously ...

Ochre was a reddish-brown pigment used in manufacturing paint, oil cloth and linoleum. The Spokane Ochre Mining Co. had purchased a property 19 miles northwest of Springdale, Washington ...

The various minerals each have a rich natural and cultural history – blood-red hematite is the main source of all iron on earth, celadonite is formed when lava and seawater meet, while ochre is the ...