Browsing Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion - AHKR by Author "Velliky, Elizabeth"
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Early anthropogenic use of hematite on Aurignacian ivory personal ornaments from Hohle Fels and Vogelherd caves, Germany
Velliky, Elizabeth; Schmidt, Patrick; Ludovic, Bellot-Gurlet; Sibylle, Wolf; Conard, Nicholas J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The Aurignacian (ca. 43–35 ka) of southwestern Germany is well known for yielding some of the oldest artifacts related to symbolic behaviors, including examples of figurative art, musical instruments, and personal ornaments. ... -
First large-scale provenance study of pigments reveals new complex behavioural patterns during the Upper Palaeolithic of southwestern Germany
Velliky, Elizabeth; Macdonald, Brandi lee; Porr, Martin; Conard, Nicholas j. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The use of red iron‐based earth pigments, or ochre, is a key component of early symbolic behaviours for anatomically modern humans and possibly Neanderthals. We present the first ochre provenance study in Central Europe ... -
Hidden in plain sight: A microanalytical study of a Middle Stone Age ochre piece trapped inside a micromorphological block sample
Haaland, Magnus Mathisen; Strauss, André M.; Velliky, Elizabeth; Mentzer, Susan M; Miller, Christopher E.; Van Niekerk, Karen Loise; Henshilwood, Christopher (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)A complete Middle Stone Age ochre piece was unintentionally collected and fully preserved within a micromorphological block sample intended to characterise a 74 ± 3 ka occupation horizon at Blombos Cave, South Africa. ...