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Discovery in Mühlheim: Stone Age bowl with the first blue in Europe!
A Danish research team has discovered the oldest blue paint trace in Europe in Offenbach. The found bowl is over 13,000 years old.
Discovery in Mühlheim: Stone Age bowl with the first blue in Europe!
What an exciting discovery from Mühlheim near Offenbach! A Danish research team has discovered a stone bowl that casts doubt on previous ideas about the use of color in the Stone Age. This bowl, which is over 13,000 years old, may represent the oldest blue color in Europe. The color comes from the mineral azurite, which has been detected thanks to modern microscopes and chemical analysis. It was previously assumed that people in the Paleolithic era could only imitate black, red and ocher tones, but hessenschau.de reports that this discovery may represent a paradigm shift in our color history could usher in ancestors.
The bowl was originally identified as a Stone Age oil lamp, which is not atypical as many Stone Age finds with troughs were used as lamps. But the researchers found no traces of fat, which refutes this assumption and supports the theory that it is a paint shell. Archaeologist Felix Riede from Aarhus University still urges caution; this single finding is not enough to draw general conclusions.
New insights into the Paleolithic
There are actually deposits of the blue mineral azurite in the Rhine-Main area, supporting the idea that Stone Age people may have been able to mine ocher pigments. Exactly what they did with these blue pigments remains speculative. Possible uses could have been body painting or dyeing fabrics. However, the find made one thing clear: the interest of archaeologists has been piqued. The Mühlheim City Museum is planning a new showcase to present the discovery to the public. Another exciting aspect is that the amateur archaeologist Richard Plackinger was involved in excavating the stones almost 50 years ago.
How does this find fit with the mood of today's people? One has to assume that the fascination with such discoveries builds a bridge between the past and current knowledge. But perhaps it's not just about the discovery itself, but also about the stories associated with it.
The importance of art and education in everyday life
Another area where people's interest is high is cultural performances. Everyone knows the famous musical “Phantom of the Opera”, which I would like to mention. This work remains about 85 percent faithful to the stage version, although there are some differences, as the IMDb describes. The magic of the live performance is not completely lost, and the film's aesthetic design is described as colorful and vibrant.
Gerard Butler as Phantom and Emmy Rossum as Christine bring a lot of talent to the screen and the audience cannot help but be amazed. But there is always something that makes a live performance distinctive, and that is the direct contact with the performers.
Last but not least, it is also about the opportunities that the digital world offers us. YouTube just announced a new music education series called “Think Like a Musician,” according to a recent blog post on YouTube. The partnership between TED-Ed and Education Through Music aims to support teachers worldwide with high-quality resources. This is an exciting initiative that will certainly open up many new ways to integrate music into the classroom.
Overall, it shows that archaeological finds as well as cultural highlights and modern educational technologies play an important role in our society. These aspects make us reflect on the past, enjoy the present and look forward to the future.