Pigment-containing materials (Hematite)
Hematite is large-lamellar aggregates with multidirectional leaflets, sometimes replaced by goethite. It belongs to the group of natural pigments that have a high iron content (20-50%). The paint with differend shades of red can be extracted from it.
Manufacturing technique
Fragments with hematite were split off the pieces of initial raw materials. Fragments were grinded up and then they were used for the paint manufacturing.
Inventory number
NoThe Museum KAMIS
NoDating
28-36 th. years BPCulture
Early Upper PaleolithicThe author of the excavations
Larichev V.E.1975
Publications
Lbova L. V., Kulik N. A., Gubar Y. S. Petrograficheskiy i spektralnyy analiz pigmentsoderzhashchikh materialov v sostave kollektsii Maloy Syi // Problemy arheologii, etnografii, antropologii Sibiri i sopredel'nyh territorij. – T. XXIV. – Novosibirsk: izd-vo IAEt SO RAN, 2018. – S. 115–118. (in Russiun).
