Colorimetric Analysis of the PP5-6 Ochre

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This poster presents the results of recent colorimetric analyses of the archaeological ochres from Pinnacle Point 5-6 (PP5-6), Western Cape Province, South Africa. Ochre colors are derived from digital photographs of streak plates and quantified in CIE L*a*b* color space. Results presented here indicate that the vast majority of ochres from this site produce red hued streaks, with some variation in streak hues and chromas throughout the PP5-6 sequence. These results are discussed in light of recent arguments for Late Pleistocene color-based selection preferences and color-influencing taphonomic processes.

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• Society for American Archaeology 84th Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM (2019)

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Abstract Id(s): 23821