The disclosure of the ancient crayon - the first of its kind found among the treasures of Denisova - comes after the discovery of a ‘tiara’ made of woolly mammoth ivory dating to the same period.
Other finds include ivory and talc (soapstone) beads and a marble pebble with traces of ocher. The collection of ivory jewelry is believed to be the world oldest.

The crayon (or colored pencil) discovery was announced by Professor Mikhail Shunkov, head of the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

‘This summer we made a unique find for Denisova Cave,’ he said. ‘We call it a 'pencil', it has a natural pigment - hematite, which prehistoric artists, used for different art, while living in the cave. The piece of hematite was processed.’

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