Archaeologists excavating a Minoan settlement have found the discarded remains of Hexaplex trunculus shells, used in the production of the color purple—as well as gold jewelry and copper vases. The ...

A Tunisian man has pieced together bits of a local secret linked to ancient emperors: how to make a prized purple dye using the guts of a sea snail. "At the beginning, I didn't know where to start," ...

For thousands of years, one color rose above all others — and was worth more than its weight in gold, according to a fourth-century imperial edict. Tyrian purple was a highly prized pigment developed ...

TUNIS -- A Tunisian history enthusiast is making dye from sea snail shells inspired by a school project decades ago on ancient Carthage and the purple coloring that brought fabulous wealth to the ...

Though small, the island of Aegina on the Saronic Gulf in Greece boasts a rich historical footprint that stretches back millennia. The island’s main settlement, Kolonna, was established on the ...

Archaeologists excavated 3,500-year-old ruins on Aegina island and found a purple dye workshop, a study said. Photo from the Paris Lodron University of Salzberg, Department of Classics/Classical and ...

Archaeologists in Israel have discovered three textile scraps containing purple dye dating to around 1000 BC, when King David is said to have ruled the area in Israel’s southern tip, including Timna, ...

Wool fibers dyed with royal purple from around 1,000 BCE found in Timna Valley, Israel. (Dafna Gazit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority) (CN) — Evidence of fabric dating back to 3,000 years ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

A Tunisian man has pieced together bits of a local secret linked to ancient emperors: how to make a prized purple dye using the guts of a sea snail. "I would crush the whole shell and try to ...