Researchers confirmed that Lion Cavern in Eswatini is the world's oldest ochre mine, dating back 48,000 years. Using ...

Water contaminated with iron ochre has been pouring into the harbour since November 2022 [BBC] Two years since a harbour's ...

The results of the luminescence samples show that the caves were created by mining at least 42,000 years ago. This confirms earlier geochronological findings suggesting that ochre was mined in the ...

The analyses of the largest study on ochre extraction in Africa also show the spread of ochre to nearby areas / publication ...