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World’s oldest ochre mine discovered using modern tech, dating back 40,000 years
University of Missouri scientists have used cutting-edge technology to discover the world’s oldest ochre mine, dating back 40 ...
This Ancient ‘Lion Cavern’ Mine Is the Origin of the Stone Age's Favorite Color
This wasn’t a one-time usage situation, either—the for thousands of years, spanning the final Middle Stone Age and the Late Stone Age, the cavern was mined for a clay-based pigmentation mineral called ...
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Africa's Lion Cavern Hosts The World's Oldest Ochre Mine, Dated At 48,000 Years Old
The world’s oldest mine has been discovered in southern Africa by bombarding ancient materials with neutrons inside the reactor core. Dated at around 48,000 years old, the mine shows the colossal ...
Geochemical fingerprints trace ochre origins to world's oldest mine
University of Missouri scientist Brandi L. MacDonald is using modern technology only found at Mizzou to help researchers ...