Результаты естественнонаучных исследований скопления красочной массы: новые данные о рецептуре изготовления красок в Каповой пещере
New Data on Upper Palaeolithic Paint Recipes: Scientific Examination of Massive Paint Remains from Kapova Cave, Southern Ural, Russia

Summary/Abstract: Kapova cave is located in the Southern Urals, Russia. The cave is a system of halls, galleries and corridors, located at three hypsometric levels, the lower of which is occupied by the river Podzemny Shulgan. The cultural layer has been radiocarbon-dated from 13930±300 (GIN-4853) to 16010±100 (KN-5023). The aim of this paper is to present the results of spectroscopic and uXRF analyses of the paint remains of cherry color, which were found in 2014 by the expedition from Moscow State University between two stones in the Chamber of Chaos. Application of a wide range of microanalytical methods, as well as multispectral and reflection transformation imaging and colour analysis was useful for the determination of the paint recipe. Morphological analysis of the haematite particles using polarized light microscopy helps us find a relationship between paint remains and some paintings in the Chamber of Chaos.

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