100,000-Year-Old Art Studio Found in Africa

A prehistoric ochre-processing workshop with two toolkits has been discovered at Blombos Cave in South Africa, and was probably used to produce liquefied ochre for painting, decoration, and skin protection.
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100,000-Year-Old Art Studio Found in Africa
Arsh Sarao
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/abaloneshells.jpg" alt="An ochre-rich mixture stored in two abalone shells was discovered at Blombos Cave in Cape Town, South Africa. (Chris Henshilwood/University of the Witwatersrand)" title="An ochre-rich mixture stored in two abalone shells was discovered at Blombos Cave in Cape Town, South Africa. (Chris Henshilwood/University of the Witwatersrand)" width="590" class="size-medium wp-image-1796468"/></a>
An ochre-rich mixture stored in two abalone shells was discovered at Blombos Cave in Cape Town, South Africa. (Chris Henshilwood/University of the Witwatersrand)
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Arsh Sarao
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Arsh Sarao is a health reporter for The Epoch Times. She holds a Master's degree in Biotechnology and a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Chemistry. She taught life sciences for 11 years before working as an editor for Epoch Inspired for 7 years. She focuses on health, wellness, and traditional value topics.
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