Naturally occurring minerals or their synthetic analogues have been important as pigments
used in artistic and cosmetic contexts in global antiquity. The analysis and identification of …

Minerals, as raw structural materials or pigments, play a fundamental role in archaeometry,
for the understanding of nature, structure and status of an artefact or object of interest for …

The time of arrival of people in Australia is an unresolved question. It is relevant to debates
about when modern humans first dispersed out of Africa and when their descendants …

Mobile instrumentation is of growing importance to archaeometry research. Equipment is
utilized in the field or at museums, thus avoiding transportation or risk of damage to valuable …

This manuscript seeks to facilitate meta-analysis of cross-disciplinary ochre studies by
advocating for a common vocabulary and clarifying the definition of “ochre” as used by …

The orthodox notion of agriculture cumulatively and inevitably developing from foragers'
gathering practices is increasingly untenable. Recent archaeological, botanical and genetic …

Wallacea, the zone of oceanic islands separating the continental regions of Southeast Asia
and Australia, has yielded sparse evidence for the symbolic culture of early modern humans …

The materials used to make rock art contain important evidence about the cultural practices
of the people who created it: their technologies, movements, and social interactions. The …

The recent establishment of a minimum age estimate of 39.9 ka for the origin of rock art in
Sulawesi has challenged claims that Western Europe was the locus for the production of the …

Analysing the colouring matter used to make prehistoric rock art is essential in order to
retrace the chaînes opératoires involved. Despite the well-documented limitations of …