Radical Anthropology<p>Red ochre was gold!</p><p>Major study on Lion's Cavern, the world's 'oldest ochre mine' in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Eswatini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eswatini</span></a> </p><p>'The researchers analyzed 173 samples from 15 Stone Age sites and reconstructed methods of ochre extraction, the use of ochre, and transportation networks, considering local strategies and long-distance exchange. The results point to an intergenerational transmission of knowledge, combined with social exchange and technological learning. Moreover, the team of scientists identified the “Lion Cavern” in Eswatini as the oldest known ochre mining site in the world, dated to around 48,000 years ago.'</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/redochre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redochre</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MiddleStoneAge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleStoneAge</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.senckenberg.de/en/pressemeldungen/the-lions-den-use-of-ochre-48000-years-ago/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">senckenberg.de/en/pressemeldun</span><span class="invisible">gen/the-lions-den-use-of-ochre-48000-years-ago/</span></a></p>