Note that ochre has several other properties that early peoples exploited: it can be used as a preservative; it is good for tanning leather; and it can be used to create a strong adhesive, that may have been used to haft spear points and axe heads. See L. Wadley / Journal of Human Evolution 49 (2005)
Note that ochre has several other properties that early peoples exploited: it can be used as a preservative; it is good for tanning leather; and it can be used to create a strong adhesive, that may have been used to haft spear points and axe heads. See L. Wadley / Journal of Human Evolution 49 (2005)