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Acknowledgements

The author is thankful to Drs. Tommaso Chiti, and Samanta Pelacani for their computer assistance; Prof. E. Borzatti von Lowenstern for providing the picture of rock art and to Prof. G. Certini for an in-depth reading of the manuscript. The author and editors wish to thank Dr. Monika Frielinghaus, curator of the Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Prof. Dr. Herbert Sponagel of the State Agency for Mining, Energy and Geology (Landesamt für Bergbau, Energie und Geologie), and Wolfgang Pietrzok of Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe) for generous assistance in obtaining the image of the podzol from Germany used here. For additional information, please see the review article: Sauer D, Sponagel H, Sommer M, Giani L, Jahn R, Stahr K (2007) Podzol: Soil of the year 2007. A review on its genesis, occurrence, and functions. J. Plant. Nutr. Soil Sci. 170:581-597.

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Ugolini, F. (2010). Soil Colors, Pigments and Clays in Paintings. In: Landa, E., Feller, C. (eds) Soil and Culture. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2960-7_5

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