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A preliminary study on ochre sources in Southwestern Germany and its potential for ochre provenance during the Upper Paleolithic

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dc.contributor.authorVelliky, Elizabeth C.
dc.contributor.authorBarbieri, Alvise
dc.contributor.authorPorr, Martin
dc.contributor.authorConard, Nicholas J.
dc.contributor.authorMacDonald, Brandi Lee
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-24T10:51:23Z
dc.date.available2020-07-24T10:51:23Z
dc.date.issued2019-10
dc.description.abstractThe use of mineral pigments, specifically iron-oxide rich mineral pigments called ochre, has been put forward as a key element in the development of symbolic and non-utilitarian behaviors in human evolution. However, the processes of ochre procurement, trade and use are difficult to conceptualize without the identification and characterization of the sources where these materials were acquired. We present the results of geochemical analyses of ochre source samples collected from the Swabian Jura, Black Forest, and other localities in southern and eastern Germany. The goal of this study was to build the groundwork for future investigations on the range of ochre behaviors at archaeological sites in the region. We aimed to determine whether specific ochre outcrops could be differentiated based on their geochemical signatures. Using data from Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA), we were able to determine that the ochre source regions exhibit greater source inter-variability than infra-variability when observed using a range of statistical techniques, therefore satisfying the provenance postulate. Furthermore, the data provide the foundation for a Central European database of ochre sources to allow the comparison of ochres from different regions to archaeological ochres from important nearby and perhaps distant sites.
dc.description.sponsorshipNSFNational Science Foundation (NSF) [1621158]
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) from the University of Western Australia
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.101977
dc.identifier.issn2352-409X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14226
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectInductively-coupled plasma
dc.subjectVein-type deposits
dc.subjectMiddle Stone Age
dc.subjectOpen air site
dc.subjectLa-Icp-Ms
dc.subjectBlack pigments
dc.subjectHarz Mountains
dc.subjectRed Ochre
dc.subjectGeochemical characterization
dc.subjectWestern Cape
dc.subjectMineral pigments
dc.subjectOchre
dc.subjectNeutron activation analysis (NAA)
dc.subjectEurope
dc.subjectMultivariate statistics
dc.titleA preliminary study on ochre sources in Southwestern Germany and its potential for ochre provenance during the Upper Paleolithic
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage101977
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Archaeological Science: Reports
oaire.citation.volume27
person.familyNameBarbieri
person.givenNameAlvise
person.identifier.ciencia-id2C14-231D-A989
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-4246-7691
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