image: Experimental replica of shell beads with Natufian red organic colorant made of roots of Rubiaceae plant.
Credit: Laurent Davin, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
15,000-year old red-stained shell beads from an Israeli cave are the oldest known example of organic red pigment use
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0292264
Article Title: Plant-based red colouration of shell beads 15,000 years ago in Kebara Cave, Mount Carmel (Israel)
Author Countries: Israel, France
Funding: Fyssen Foundation post-doctoral fellowship (LD) https://www.fondationfyssen.fr/en/ Irene Levi Sala CARE Archaeological Foundation (LD) https://www.prehistory.org.il/irene-levi-sala-care-archaeological-foundation-grants-in-aid/ Hebrew University of Jerusalem (LD) https://archaeology.huji.ac.il/ Centre de Recherche Français à Jérusalem (LD) https://www.crfj.org/en/ The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLOS ONE
Article Title
Plant-based red colouration of shell beads 15,000 years ago in Kebara Cave, Mount Carmel (Israel)
Article Publication Date
25-Oct-2023
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.