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Body art made its mark 300,000 years ago, scientists claim
The use of coloured pigments in early forms of body art may have begun many tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to a study of artefacts found at an ancient archaeological site in Africa.
Scientists working at the Twin Rivers hilltop cave near Lusaka in Zambia have found evidence for the use of colours - possibly for body painting - as early as 300,000 years ago.
quote:Originally posted by Arwa: Body art made its mark 300,000 years ago, scientists claim
The use of coloured pigments in early forms of body art may have begun many tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to a study of artefacts found at an ancient archaeological site in Africa.
Scientists working at the Twin Rivers hilltop cave near Lusaka in Zambia have found evidence for the use of colours - possibly for body painting - as early as 300,000 years ago.
quote:Originally posted by Arwa: Body art made its mark 300,000 years ago, scientists claim
The use of coloured pigments in early forms of body art may have begun many tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to a study of artefacts found at an ancient archaeological site in Africa.
Scientists working at the Twin Rivers hilltop cave near Lusaka in Zambia have found evidence for the use of colours - possibly for body painting - as early as 300,000 years ago.
^Yes, and art is form of modern behavior. Funny how whenever we hear of prehistoric art and modern behavior of early humans we always hear about the bloody cave paintings in France!
Not that I'm against prehistoric European art or the French people in general, but the Eurocentrism is evident and it gets annoying.
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