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Introduction Introduction
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Definitions Definitions
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A Brief History of Pigment Research A Brief History of Pigment Research
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Common Analytical Techniques Common Analytical Techniques
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The Rock Art Palette The Rock Art Palette
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Case Studies Case Studies
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France and Spain France and Spain
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Lascaux: Mineral Morphologies of the Painted ‘Blazons’ Lascaux: Mineral Morphologies of the Painted ‘Blazons’
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South Africa South Africa
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Site TYN02 (Eastern Cape, South Africa): Micro-Stratigraphy and Micro-Morphology Site TYN02 (Eastern Cape, South Africa): Micro-Stratigraphy and Micro-Morphology
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Australia Australia
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Mulberry Rock Art of the ‘Top End’: An Enduring Mystery Mulberry Rock Art of the ‘Top End’: An Enduring Mystery
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Acknowledgements Acknowledgements
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References References
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Characterizing Rock Art Pigments
Get accessUniversité Savoie Mont-Blanc, Laboratoire EDYTEM, 73376 Le Bourget-du Lac and CNRS, Laboratoire EDYTEM, UMR 5204, 73376 Le Bourget-du-Lac
Place Evolution and Rock Art Heritage Unit, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University
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Published:06 November 2017
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Abstract
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 number of studies of archaeological pigments in the recent literature demonstrates how fruitful such enquiries can be. In this chapter, the authors discuss the physicochemical characterization of rock art pigments, outline the history of research in this area, differentiate key concepts and terminology, and describe principal methods. They conclude with illustrative case studies from France, South Africa, and Australia to demonstrate the kinds of archaeological information that can be preserved in rock art pigments.
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