15,000-year old red-stained shell beads from an Israeli cave are the oldest known example of organic red pigment use

15,000-year old red-stained shell beads from an Israeli cave are the oldest known example of organic red pigment use

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0292264

Article Title: Plant-based red colouration of shell beads 15,000 years ago in Kebara Cave, Mount Carmel (Israel)

Author Countries: Israel, France

Funding: Fyssen Foundation post-doctoral fellowship (LD) https://www.fondationfyssen.fr/en/ Irene Levi Sala CARE Archaeological Foundation (LD) https://www.prehistory.org.il/irene-levi-sala-care-archaeological-foundation-grants-in-aid/ Hebrew University of Jerusalem (LD) https://archaeology.huji.ac.il/ Centre de Recherche Français à Jérusalem (LD) https://www.crfj.org/en/ The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0292264

Plant-based red colouration of shell beads 15,000 years ago in Kebara Cave, Mount Carmel (Israel)

25-Oct-2023

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.