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The application of micro-Raman for the analysis of ochre artefacts from Mesolithic palaeo-lake Flixton
Needham, Andy Croft, Shannon Kröger, Roland Robson, Harry K. Rowley, Charlotte C. A. Taylor, Barry Gray Jones, Amy Conneller, Chantal
Needham, Andy
Croft, Shannon
Kröger, Roland
Robson, Harry K.
Rowley, Charlotte C. A.
Taylor, Barry
Gray Jones, Amy
Conneller, Chantal
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2017-12-20
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Ochre is an important mineral pigment used by prehistoric hunter-gatherers across the globe, and its use in the Mesolithic is no exception. Using optical microscopy and Raman spectroscopy with micrometre spatial resolution (micro-Raman), we present evidence that confirms unambiguously the use of ochre by hunter-gatherers at Mesolithic sites surrounding Palaeo-Lake Flixton, Vale of Pickering, North Yorkshire, UK. Our results suggest that people collected ochre and processed it in different ways, likely for diverse purposes. The quality and specificity of chemical characterisation possible with micro-Raman facilitates new avenues for further research on ochreous materials in Britain, including provenancing through chemical ‘fingerprinting’.
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Needham, A., Croft, S., Kröger, R., Robson, H. K., Rowley, C. C. A., Taylor, B., Gray Jones, A., & Conneller, C. (2018). The application of micro-Raman for the analysis of ochre artefacts from Mesolithic palaeo-lake Flixton. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 17, 650-656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.12.002
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Elsevier
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Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
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10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.12.002
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2352-409X