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Title: Red Ochre Stone

Collection Name: Neolithic Objects
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Period or Date: 7000-1000 BP
Object Type: Artifact
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Red ochre was used to cover both the bodies of the dead and grave goods.

Hematite gives the stone it's red color.

Age of object is 7,000-100 BP (before present).

Object found in Duxbury, Massachusetts.
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