Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Facebook video: Picts painted red? Shared by Vince Cholewa, 15 October 2025

A short video of archaeologist Caroline Nicolay discussing Picts body painting (and clothing) and a mistranslation of Caesar’s use of the word “vitro”. Yes, she says, Picts used body painting not tattoos but not woad. Instead, they used haematite - blood red.

Link to History Hits

Link to DBMM NZ https://www.facebook.com/groups/824840264342234/posts/3077026455790259/ 




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