Scallop Shell and Pigments (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

Scallop Shell and Pigments

Caption

A perforated upper half-valve of Pecten maximus from level Ik at Cueva Antón (Upper). The internal, naturally red side (Left) and the external, whitish side that was painted with an orange colorant made of goethite and hematite (Right). (Lower) binocular microscope close-ups on pigment masses and pigment stains around the perforation.

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PNAS

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