An analysis of 26 paint pigments found in Pompeii reveals the remarkable skill of artisan skill at mixing natural and ...

Ochre pigment was widely used in prehistoric rock art for its vivid red color, but little is known about how the paint was made. According to a study published November 19 in Scientific Reports that ...

For the first time, researchers have found evidence that people were using red ochre in West Africa ... thought to have involved the use of ochre as a body paint, all of which suggests that ...

Ochre was a reddish-brown pigment used in manufacturing paint, oil cloth and linoleum. The Spokane Ochre Mining Co. had purchased a property 19 miles northwest of Springdale, Washington ...