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Ancient lake reveals a colourful past

Archaeologists say they may have discovered one of the earliest examples of a 'crayon' -- possibly used by our ancestors 10,000 years ago for applying colour to their animal skins or for artwork. The Ochre Pebble revealed a heavily striated surface [Credit: Paul Shields/University of York]The ochre crayon was discovered near an Ancient Lake, now blanketed in peat, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire. An ochre pebble was found at another...

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