Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1982 - Natural history |
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... stone found in many of the mountain river beds . ' Péringuey quotes the letter : ' Upon choosing a site for his work , the artist , after tracing the outline of the figure intended , applied the honey to the rock , and then using the ...
... stone found in many of the mountain river beds . ' Péringuey quotes the letter : ' Upon choosing a site for his work , the artist , after tracing the outline of the figure intended , applied the honey to the rock , and then using the ...
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... stones as well as a number of unworked pebbles and cobbles were stained with red ochre . There was black staining on a third of the rubbers ; sometimes red and black occurred on the same rubber or lower grinding - stone . The black was ...
... stones as well as a number of unworked pebbles and cobbles were stained with red ochre . There was black staining on a third of the rubbers ; sometimes red and black occurred on the same rubber or lower grinding - stone . The black was ...
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yielded ' tens of thousands ' of in situ stone artefacts , including mining - tools belonging to the ' full Middle Stone Age ' . An excavation at Border Cave in northern Natal , a rich pigment mine with bone and stone artefacts ...
yielded ' tens of thousands ' of in situ stone artefacts , including mining - tools belonging to the ' full Middle Stone Age ' . An excavation at Border Cave in northern Natal , a rich pigment mine with bone and stone artefacts ...
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Pigments and paints worldwide | 10 |
Theories and experiments regarding southern African rock paintings | 25 |
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