A documentary on the production and use of ochre by Hamar women, Ethiopia.

A documentary on the production and use of ochre by Hamar women, Ethiopia.

The use of mineral pigments, in particular red ochre, is currently at the centre of the debate on the origin of modern humans and cultural complexity. The earliest secure evidence of ochre use is found at 400,000 year-old archaeological sites in Africa and Europe. At these sites, iron-rich rocks are modified by grinding, scraping, rubbing and…

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