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Archaeologists Discovered a Dye Worth More Than Gold Inside 1,700-Year-Old Tombs

Two infant burials from Roman York have revealed traces of Tyrian purple, one of the most expensive dyes in the ancient world. Researchers found the pigment in textile fragments preserved for nearly 1 ...
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Textile production and consumption in the ancient Near East : archaeology, epigraphy, iconography / edited by M.-L. Nosch, H. Koefoed and E. Andersson Strand

Introduction / by Henriette Koefoed, Eva Andersson Strand and Marie-Louise Nosch -- Functions and uses of textiles in the ancient Near East: summary and perspectives / by Catherine Breniquet -- The ...
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Back to the Roots: Ancient Dyes and Textiles

Since antiquity, humans have obtained colors from natural sources like plant leaves, flowers, and berries, primarily to dye textiles. This research shows our comparison studies of natural dyed ...
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Ancient and medieval textiles : studies in honour of Donald King / edited by Lisa Monnas and Hero Granger-Taylor

Special issue of Textile history dedicated to Donald King, former Keeper of Textiles at the Victorian and Albert Museum.