CHANTERAUD , Claire

From 300 ky, prehistoric people have used pigmentaceous rocks. If the activities relatedto the so called "pigment" uses are difficult to describe, it is principally due to the mode ofutilization. In fact, these mineral resources were mainly ground to powder, which irreme-diably destroyed the structure of the initial rock, and blur the...

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What were the coloring agents used during the Palaeolithic? How to recognize, defineand describe them? What kind of information may they have recorded?In the past decade, these questions have become essential since coloring agents take a centralplace in current researches on modern human behaviors and emerging of figurative...

What were the coloring agents used during the Palaeolithic? How to recognize, defineand describe them? What kind of information may they have recorded?In the past decade, these questions have become essential since coloring agents take a centralplace in current researches on modern human behaviors and emerging of figurative...

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