Ancient Art
Researchers have identified traces of a rare blue pigment, azurite, on a stone artifact from the Final Paleolithic site of Mühlheim-Dietesheim in Germany, dating back about 13,000 years. This finding challenges long-held assumptions that early European artists used only red and black pigments. The discovery suggests ancient people had advanced knowledge of minerals and possibly used blue for decoration or textiles.
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A 12,000-year-old clay sculpture unearthed in Israel may depict an animistic scene of a goose mating with a human woman. Discovered at the Nahal Ein Gev II site in 2019, the artifact's significance was only recognized this year. Archaeologists interpret it as a mythological representation rather than a literal event.