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Nejc wrote:
> I hear now that red ochre
> inscriptions can indeed be radiocarbon tested. I did some
> research on the subject, but could not find any occasions that
> this has indeed been implemented.
>
> Can any of you widen my horizon by giving me at least one
> example?
Thanos said that the ochre 'could have been made using eggs, honey or gum extract as a binder.'
If red ochre contains organic material, then the implication is that it could be RCD tested.
But I don't know if anyone has ever done this.
> I hear now that red ochre
> inscriptions can indeed be radiocarbon tested. I did some
> research on the subject, but could not find any occasions that
> this has indeed been implemented.
>
> Can any of you widen my horizon by giving me at least one
> example?
Thanos said that the ochre 'could have been made using eggs, honey or gum extract as a binder.'
If red ochre contains organic material, then the implication is that it could be RCD tested.
But I don't know if anyone has ever done this.
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