red ochre
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Prof Herrero also said it is the first time scientists have discovered a stone in an archaeological context with a red ochre dot, meaning Neanderthals brought it to the shelter.
From BBC • May 27, 2025
Some included ivory spears and discs, along with bodies carefully covered in red ochre and beads made of both mammoth ivory and fox teeth.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The sobrasada sits on a slab of black terrazzo perched on a pedestal, a straight-sided block of scoopable spiced sausage the color of red ochre whose surface is an undulant landscape.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2023
Ione Quigley, the tribe’s historic preservation officer, recounted how she attended the disinterment earlier this week and used red ochre to prepare the remains in a traditional way.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2021
A woman with long nut-brown hair, one lock at the temple matted with red ochre.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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