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Nejc wrote:
> As far as I know, there are no methods to perform any accurate
> dating of red ochre and I believe all of you know it.
> Thermoluminiscence perhaps, but has anyone tried it yet?
I don't believe it can be accurately dated. But a simple chemical analysis would show if there were two different red ochres used. There is a chemical signature which can relate it to the mine(s) it (they) came from.
> As far as I know, there are no methods to perform any accurate
> dating of red ochre and I believe all of you know it.
> Thermoluminiscence perhaps, but has anyone tried it yet?
I don't believe it can be accurately dated. But a simple chemical analysis would show if there were two different red ochres used. There is a chemical signature which can relate it to the mine(s) it (they) came from.
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