Artifacts Making up Toolkit 1 at Blombos Cave and Their Relative Spatial Locations (IMAGE)

University of the Witwatersrand

Artifacts Making up Toolkit 1 at Blombos Cave and Their Relative Spatial Locations

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An ochre-rich mixture, possibly used for decoration, painting and skin protection 100,000 years ago, and stored in two abalone shells, was discovered at Blombos Cave in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Prof. Christopher Henshilwood, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

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