Prehistoric painted pebbles are found from two unrelated cultures in Europe:
* The Epipalaeolithic
Azilian
The Azilian is a Mesolithic industry of the Franco-Cantabrian region of northern Spain and Southern France. It dates approximately 10,000–12,500 years ago. Diagnostic artifacts from the culture include projectile points (microliths with rou ...
(sometimes called the "Painted Pebble culture") of north Spain and southern France, some 14,000 to 10,000 years ago
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Pictish painted pebbles
Painted pebbles are a class of Early Medieval artifact found in northern Scotland dating from the first millennium CE.
Appearance
They are small rounded beach pebbles made of quartzite, which have been painted with simple designs in a dye whi ...
from north-east Scotland, some 1500 years ago
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