Archeologists Find Rare Evidence Of Purple-Dyed Cloth From Iron Age
Archeologists Find Rare Evidence Of Purple-Dyed Cloth From Iron Age
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Remnants of royal purple-dyed fabric dyed dating back some 3,000 years were recently unearthed in southern Israel.
The discovery by researchers from Tel Aviv University took place in the extremely dry climate of the arid Timna Valley in the Arava Desert, near the basin of the Dead Sea. Their findings, published in the PLOS ONE journal in January, marked the first time Iron Age textiles containing purple dye were found in the country.