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Ocher and cinnabar in the argaric funerary record
Luis Rafael Galindo MartínMatilde Mercedes Arnay De La RosaM.ª Paz De Miguel IbáñezJuan Antonio López PadillaClodoaldo Roldán GarcíaSonia Murcia Mascaróssubject
Bronze AgeArcheologyAtomic spectrometryEnterramientosAncient historyArchaeologyEspectrografia atómicahumanitiesArchaeometryGeographyArchaeologyCinnabarBronze AgeArqueometríalcsh:ArchaeologyBurialslcsh:CC1-960Edad del BronceColorantesCC1-960Dyesdescription
The known cases of Bronze Age Argaric stained skeletons found in the Southeast of the Iberian Peninsula, have been analysed. The various hypotheses proposed relating to the origin of these colorations have been evaluated in light of new data provided by SEM, XRD and RAMAN spectroscopic analysis carried out on five Argaric graves of Murcia and Alicante. The results have indicated the presence of ochre and cinnabar on some of the skeletons. Without discarding the possibility that both substances were used in dyeing fabrics, it is proposed that their main use was for face and body make-up, being higher the number of recorded cases on female skeletons compared to male.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-30 | Trabajos de Prehistoria |