Study: South Africans used milk-based paint 49,000 years ago
Boulder, Colo. (UPI) Jul 1, 2015 - Nearly 50,000 years ago, the people of South Africa used milk- and ochre-based paints to adorn themselves, as well as stones and wooden slabs. The use of paint dates back 250,000 years, but most ancient paints were derived from plants and minerals. The latest evidence is the earliest example of milk-based ochre pigment in southern Africa. Ochre paints have been discovered in both ancien ... more
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