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Remarkable New Research on Ochre ‘Crayons’ Colors in Scientists’ Understanding of How Neanderthals Made Art
A recently published study suggests humans' creative inclinations go back much further than previously thought ...
Researchers found crayon-like objects in Crimea and Ukraine that suggest Neanderthals may have engaged in symbolic expression ...
I n another blow to the image of Neanderthal as brutish troglodyte, we’ve identified the tools the ancient hominin used to ...
The shaped and reused crayons, engraved patterns, and tool marks suggest that some ochre materials were intentionally used ...
Archaeologists have discovered a 42,000-year-old yellow ochre stick in Crimea and Ukraine, suggesting Neanderthals possessed ...
For that's what led to the hatching of "robin's egg blue"—not a chic design catalogue, but a Crayola crayon naming contest ...
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42,000-Year-Old Yellow Crayon Suggests Neanderthals Created Art – And It’s Still Sharp Too
The most exciting is a roughly 4.5-centimeter-long, 1.2-centimeter-thick (1.8 and 0.5-inch) fragment of yellow ocher that was “fully-shaped into a crayon-like tool with a pointed morphology”, with ...
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When chemist Mas Subramanian accidentally discovered the brilliantly bright YInMn blue at Oregon State University in 2009, he had no idea the bold shade would one day be embraced by doodling ...
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