Tel Shikmona reveals evidence of ancient purple dye production

Jerusalem Post - 19:39
The chemicals in the dye were made from snail mucus.

An excavation team at the Tel Shikmona archaeological site on Israel’s northern coast has uncovered evidence of the ancient production of purple dye for industrial purposes, according to a recently published archaeological study.

A team of archaeologists, anthropologists, and his...
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