Assessing the photoprotective effects of red ochre on human skin by in vitro laboratory experiments

Archaeological indicators of cognitive complexity become increasingly prevalent during the African Middle Stone Age, with the habitual exploitation of red ochre widely viewed as a key feature of the emergence of modern human behaviour. Given that some of the uses of ochre remain ambiguous, we presen...

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Main Authors: Riaan F. Rifkin, Francesco d’Errico, Laure Dayet-Boulliot, Beverley Summers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2015-03-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Subjects:
UVR
Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/3568