An early case of color symbolism: Ochre use by modern humans in Qafzeh Cave

Current Anthropology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 491-522

  Hovers, Erella ^a   Ilani, Shimon ^b   Bar Yosef, Ofer ^c   Vandermeersch, Bernard ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 2342428813     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375869     Document Type: Review

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