Table S2

Synoptic description of the 109 selected yellow and red ochre samples from the external area of Tagliente rock-shelter. Mineral phases are listed in order of relative abundance.

ID / Colour / Description / Minerals
Phase / SU / S / Massive / Powder
T4 / 4(b) / 22 / 2.5 YR 2.5/4 / 10 YR 4/8 / Subangular, coherent and massive fragment with an off of white patina and some black areas on the surface. Micro-laminations are slightly evident on the fresh-cut transversal section. / Qz Hem F-Ap
4(b) / 22 / 10 YR 6/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / Subangular, not very coherent and massive fragment with a grey patina on the surface. Rare red spots are evident. / Qz Gt
T5 / 5 / 22 / 10 R 3/3 / 10 R 3/6 / Subangular, not very coherent and massive fragment with a grey patina on the surface. / Qz Hem
5 / 22 / 10 YR 5/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / Subangular, not very coherent and massive fragment with a dark patina on the surface. / Gt Qz
T6 / 6 / 6 / 10 YR 5/8 / 10YR 5/8 / Subrounded and massive sample with a dark patina. Traces of orange ochre powder are visible. / Qz Gt
6 / 6 / 10 R 3/6 / 10R 4/6 / Subrounded and massive sample with dark spots and grey deposits irregularly distributed over the surface. Micro-laminations and micro-cracks are visible. / Cal Hem Qz
6 / 79/2 / 10 YR 5/8 / 10YR 6/8 / Subrounded and massive fragment with a dark patina on the surface; black spots are spread around. / Qz Gt
6 / 79/2 / 10 R 2.5/2 / 7.5YR 3/4 / Subangular fragment with a black residue on the surface indicating its vicinity to a fire, / Qz Hem
T7 / 7 / 80/7 / 10 YR 5/6 / 10 YR 7/8 / Angular and layered fragment with brown micro-laminations disposed horizontally along parallel beds; it exhibits visible bright crystals. / Qz Gt
7 / 80/7 / 10 R 4/6 / 10 R 4/8 / Angular fragment with micro-laminations and bright visible crystals. / Qz Hem
T8 / 8 / 20/2 / 10 YR 5/6 / 7.5 YR 5/8 / Subrounded and massive sample; micro-laminations are visible on the external surface. / Qz Gt
8 / 20/2 / 10 R 3/6 / 10 R 4/6 / Subangular and massive fragment partially covered with concretions; the surface looks like greasy. / Hem
8 / 51/6 / 10 R 3/3 / 2.5 YR 4/8 / Subangular and massive fragment covered with a dark patina. / Qz Hem
8 / 51/6 / 2.5 YR 4/8 / 5 YR 5/8 / Subrounded and massive sample. The orange colour could indicate a partial thermal treatment. / Qz Hem?
T9 / 9 / 23 / 10 YR 5/6 / 10YR 6/8 / Subrounded and massive sample exhibiting brown micro-laminations disposed horizontally along parallel beds. / Qz Gt
9 / 23 / 10 R 4/6 / 10R 6/8 / Subangular and massive rock fragment as observed along the fresh-cut transversal section. / Cal Hem
9 / 80/3 / 10 R 5/8 / 5YR 7/6 / Subangular rock fragment with a thin red coating. Off of grey concretions are randomly distributed on the sample. / Cal
9 / 80/3 / 10 YR 5/8 / 10YR 6/8 / Subrounded and massive sample covered with a very thin patina. / Gt Qz Cal
T10 / 10a / 80/4 / 10 R 3/6 / 10R 4/8 / Subangular and massive fragment covered with a dark silty patina. / Qz Hem
10a / 80/4 / 10 YR 5/6 / 10YR 5/8 / Subrounded sample exhibiting along the transversal fresh-cut surface microlaminations. / Qz Gt
10b / 80/7 / 10 R 3/3 / 10R 4/8 / Subangular and massive fragment covered with a silty patina / Qz Hem
10b / 80/7 / 10 YR 5/6 / 10YR 5/8 / Subrounded and massive sample exhibiting black areas on the surface. / Gt Qz Cal
10c / 8 / 10 YR 5/6 / 10YR 6/8 / Subrounded and massive sample exhibiting along the transversal fresh-cut surface microlaminations. / Qz Gt
10c / 8 / 10 R 3/4 / 10R 4/8 / Angular and inhomogeneous fragment covered with concretions and silty-sandy deposit; the fresh-cut surface displays carbonate crystals. / Hem Cal Ank
10d / 64/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / 7.5YR 5/8 / Subangular and massive fragment covered with a whitish-greyish patina. / Qz Gt
10d / 64/8 / 10 R 3/6 / 10R 4/8 / Subangular and massive fragment covered with a silty patina. A small fresh-cut section allows Fe-oxides to be seen, scattered within the fragment. Quartzite? / Qz Hem Cal
10e / 8 / 10 R 4/6 / 10R 6/8 / Subangular and massive fragment covered with a silty-sandy deposit; the fresh-cut section is homogeneous and red Fe-oxides seems to be uniformly distributed. / Cal Hem
10f / 50/8 / 10 R 3/3 / 10R 4/8 / Subangular and massive fragment partially covered with concretions. / Qz Hem Cal
10f / 50/8 / 10 YR 6/6 / 10YR 6/8 / Subangular and massive fragment; a dark-grey patina covers uniformly the surface; traces of red spots and secondary carbonates are visible. / Qz Gt
10f / 37 / 10 YR 6/8 / 10YR 7/8 / Subangular and massive fragment; a dark-grey patina covers uniformly the surface; traces of red spots and secondary carbonates are visible. / Qz Gt
10f / 37 / 10 R 3/6 / 10R 3/6 / Subrounded and massive sample; a silty-sandy patina is irregularly distributed on the surface. / Qz Hem
10g / 79/8 / 5 YR 4/6 / 7.5YR 4/6 / Subangular and massive fragment; the surface is covered with a white secondary patina. / Qz Hem? Cal?
10g / 79/8 / 10 R 4/8 / 10R 4/8 / Subangular and massive fragment exhibiting a greasy surface. / Hem
10g / 80/4 / 10 R 3/3 / 2.5YR 4/8 / Angular and massive fragment covered with an irregular greyish patina. The inner displays microlaminations and micro-cracks. / Qz Hem
10g / 80/4 / 10 YR 5/6 / 10YR 7/8 / Angular and massive fragment covered with a sandy-silty patina filling depression areas. / Qz Gt
T11 / 11 / 21/8 / 2.5 YR 4/6 / 2.5 YR 4/8 / Subrounded and massive sample with traces of microlaminations. The inhomogeneity of the colour may indicate a partial thermal treatment. / Qz Gt Hem?
11 / 21/8 / 10 YR 5/6 / 10 YR 6/8 / Subangular and massive fragment with traces of brown microlaminations. / Qz Gt
11b / 21/2 / 2.5 YR 3/6 / 2.5 YR 4/6 / Subrounded, homogeneous and massive sample; the surface exhibit a thin patina and micro-cracks. / Qz Gt Hem
11b / 21/2 / 10 YR 7/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / Angular, massive and homogeneous fragment; a thick silty-sandy patina covers the surface. / Qz Gt
11A / 35/8-34/2 / 10 R 2.5/2 / 5 YR 3/3 / Well-rounded sample, massive. / Ank Hem Cal (F)-Ap?
11A / 35 / 10 R 2.5/1 / 10 R 4/6 / Subangular and massive fragment with visible carbonate crystals. / Cal Hem
11 / 10 / 10 YR 5/8 / 7.5 YR 5/8 / Subrounded and massive sample. / Gt Qz
11 / 10 / 2.5 YR 3/8 / 2.5 YR 5/8 / Subangular and massive fragment covered with a banded patina. / Cal Qz Hem
360 / 67/2 / 10 YR 5/8 / 10YR 6/8 / Subrounded, homogeneous and massive sample. / Gt Cal
360 / 67/2 / 10 R 4/8 / 10R 4/8 / Subrounded, homogeneous and massive sample covered with a whitish patina; rare yellow spots are visible over the surface. / Qz Hem
407 / 80/5 / 10 YR 5/8 / 10YR 7/8 / Subangular, homogeneous and massive fragment. / Qz Gt
407 / 79/5 / 10 R 3/6 / 10R 3/6 / Subrounded, homogeneous and massive sample; the inhomogeneity of the colour suggests a partial thermal treatment. / Qz Hem Gt
350 / 38 / 10 R 3/3 / 5YR 6/8 / Subangular, massive fragment covered with a thick grey-white crust. The fresh-cut surface exhibits carbonate-rich microlaminations disposed along parallel beds. / Cal Hem Qz
350 / 38 / 10 YR 5/6 / 10YR 5/8 / Subangular, massive fragment covered with a thick grey-white crust. The fresh-cut surface exhibits microlaminations disposed along parallel beds. / Gt Qz
361 / 53/1 / 10 R 4/8 / 10R 4/8 / Subangular, homogeneous fragment with cracks and micro-cracks on the external surface. / Dol Hem
361 / 53/1 / 10 YR 5/6 / 10YR 7/8 / Subangular, massive fragment exhibiting micro-laminations; spots of secondary carbonates are visible externally. / Qz Gt
T12 / 363 / 82/6 / 10 YR 5/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / Subangular, homogeneous and massive fragment with white spots distributed irregularly over the surface. / Gt Qz Cal
363 / 82/6 / 10 YR 5/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / Subrounded, homogeneous and massive sample. / Cal Gt Qz
363 / 82/6 / 10 R 3/3 / 10 R 3/6 / Subangular, massive fragment exhibiting micro-laminations where dark laminae are distinguishable within the red matrix. / Qz Hem
411 / 50/4 / 10 YR 5/8 / 10 YR 5/8 / Subangular, massive fragment exhibiting micro-laminations where dark laminae are distinguishable within the yellow matrix. / Gt Qz
411 / 50/4 / 10 R 4/8 / 10 YR 4/6 / Subangular, homogeneous and massive fragment; micro-cracks are visible on the surface. / Qz Hem
412 / 80/4 / 10 R 3/6 / 10 R 4/8 / Subangular, homogeneous and massive fragment. Traces of secondary calcite are visible on the external surface. / Qz Hem (F)-Ap?
412 / 80/9 / 10 YR 5/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / Subangular, homogeneous and massive fragment; micro-cracks and dark micro-laminations are visible on the surface. / Qz Gt
412 / 80/9 / 10 R 3/4 / 5 YR 4/6 / Subrounded, massive and homogeneous sample partially covered with secondary calcite. / Qz Hem
12 / 54 (1-2-3) / 10 R 4/8 / 10 R 4/8 / Subangular-angular, massive fragment. / Ank Hem Cal
12 / 54 (1-2-3) / 10 YR 6/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / Angular, massive fragment. / Qz Gt Cal
12 / 8 / 10 R 3/6 / 10 R 4/8 / Angular, homogeneous and massive fragment covered almost totally with a thick grey patina. / Cal Hem Qz
12 / 8 / 10 YR 5/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / Angular, massive fragment. / Gt Qz
12 / 39/1 / 5 YR 5/8 / 7.5 YR 6/8 / Subangular, massive fragment partially covered with a thick carbonate white patina. The orange colour suggests a partial thermal treatment. / Dol Gt Cal
12 / 39/1 / 10 YR 6/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / Subangular, massive and well-laminated fragment exhibiting elongated white intercalations. / Qz Gt
12 / 25 / 10 YR 5/6 / 10 YR 6/8 / Subangular and massive fragment with an off of white patina and black spots spread around. / Gt Cal Qz
12 / 25 / 2.5 YR 3/6 / 2.5 YR 4/8 / Rounded and massive sample partially covered with secondary calcite. / Gt Qz Cal
T13 / 13 / 8 / 10 YR 5/6 / 10 YR 5/8 / Subrounded, massive and homogenous sample covered with a thin silty patina. / Gt Qz
13 / 8 / 10 R 3/6 / 10 R 4/8 / Subrounded, massive and homogenous sample covered with a thick sandy-silty patina; cracks are visible on the surface. / Cal Hem Qz
13 / 10 / 10 R 3/3 / 10 R 4/8 / Subangular and massive fragment covered with a thin silty patina. The fresh-cut section displays a very homogeneous fragment. / Qz Hem Mgh
13aI / 614 / 10 YR 5/8 / 10 YR 7/8 / Angular and massive fragment with a thin silty patina and rare red spots; the fresh-cut section displays brown and subordinate white micro-laminations. / Qz Gt
13aI / 614 / 2.5 YR 3/6 / 10 R 4/6 / Rounded and massive sample. / Ank Cal Hem
T14 / 14 / 22 / 10 R 4/8 / 2.5 YR 4/8 / Subrounded, massive and homogeneous sample; the orange colour suggests a partially heated fragment. / Qz Gt Hem Cal
14 / 22 / 10 YR 5/6 / 7.5 YR 5/8 / Subangular, heterogeous fragment. / Gt Cal Qz?
14 / 22 / 2.5 YR 4/8 / 2.5 YR 6/8 / Angular, massive and homogeneous fragment covered with a silty thick patina. / Cal Hem
T13-T14 / 308 / 84/1-4 / 2.5 YR 4/8 / 2.5 YR 4/8 / Angular, massive and homogeneous fragment covered with a silty-sandy patina. / Cal Hem Qz Ms
362 / 51/9 / 10 R 3/4 / 2.5 YR 4/6 / Subangular, homogeneous and massive fragment covered with a thick silty-sandy patina- Concretions are randomly spread over the surface. / Qz Hem Cal
362 / 52/2 / 10 YR 6/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / Angular and massive fragment covered with a dark patina. Across the fresh-cut surface, brown micro-laminations are visible. / Qz Gt
362 / 52/3 / 10 YR 6/4 / 10 YR 6/6 / Subrounded and massive sample coated with a dark patina. / Qz Gt
362 / 66 / 10 R 3/4 / 2.5 YR 5/8 / Subrounded, massive and quite homogeneous sample. / Qz Gt Hem
364 / 82/8 / 10 R 3/4 / 10 R 4/8 / Rounded and massive sample covered with a silty patina. / Qz Hem
364 / 81/4-7 / 10 YR 5/6 / 10 YR 6/8 / Angular, massive and heterogeneous fragment with and irregular patina on the surface. Some crystals are visible on the surface and possibly as mineral inclusions. / Gt Qz? Ms? Fsp?
365 / 21/7,4,1 / 2.5 YR 5/8 / 10 R 4/8 / Well-rounded, homogeneous and massive sample. / Qz Hem Ms Kln
365 / 21/7,4,1 / 10 YR 6/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / Subrounded and massive sample covered irregularly with a dark patina. Micro-laminations are slightly visible. / Qz Gt
365 / 65/6 / 10 YR 6/6 / 10 YR 6/8 / Angular and massive fragment covered irregularly with a dark patina. Micro-laminations are slightly visible. / Qz Gt
365 / 79/2 / 10 YR 5/8 / 7.5 YR 5/8 / Angular, massive and quite homogeneous fragment (1.0-1.5 mm Æ pink inclusion) covered with a silty-sandy deposit; black spots are scattered over the surface. / Gt Cal Qz
365 / 79/5 / 10 R 3/6 / 2.5 YR 4/8 / Subrounded and massive sample displaying micro-laminations and black areas thus suggesting a partial thermal treatment. / Gt Qz
409 / 022/4 / 2.5 YR 8/4 / 10 YR 8/4 / Subrounded, homogeneous and massive sample; the texture suggests to be a stone; black areas are visible on the surface. / Cal Gt
409 / 022/4 / 10 R 3/6 / 10 R 4/8 / Subangular, massive and homogeneous fragment covered with a white patina. / Qz Hem
410 / 37/9 / 10 YR 7/6 / 10 YR 7/6 / Rounded, quite homogeneous and massive sample covered with a greyish patina and white concretions. / Qz Cal Gt
413 / 20/5 / 10 R 4/6 / 2.5 YR 5/8 / Subrounded and massive sample covered with rare carbonate concretions. / Qz Cal Gt Hem
416 / 19/4 / 10 YR 6/8 / 7.5 YR 6/8 / Angular and massive fragment covered with a grey patina and rare carbonate concretions. / Qz Gt
416 / 19/4 / 10 R 3/1 / 2.5 YR 4/8 / Angular and massive fragment covered with a grey patina and rare carbonate concretions. / Qz Cal Hem
418 / 50/1 / 10 YR 5/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / Subrounded and massive sample with a patina over the surface and signs of micro-laminations. / Qz Cal Gt
418 / 65/3 / 10 R 3/6 / 2.5 YR 5/8 / Subangular, massive and homogeneous fragment covered with a thick white-grey well-cemented deposit. / Qz Cal Gt Hem
419 / 80/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / 10 YR 6/8 / Subangular and massive fragment displaying micro-laminations. An irregular grey patina and dark spots are over the external surface. / Qz Gt