In 2020, archaeologists excavating an ancient burial ground in Autun, France, uncovered a sarcophagus containing a large piece of purple fabric with gold threads. Now, after several years of ...

This wool fabric ... more than gold.” The purple dye is derived from the glands of three mollusk species. Shahar Cohen via PLOS One Wool textile fragment adorned with purple threads Dafna ...

“The researchers were surprised to find remnants of woven fabric, a tassel and fibres of wool dyed with royal purple,” the Israel ... “often cost more than gold”, said Naama Sukenik ...

After detailed scans of the find and a yearslong preservation process, experts identified the material as a 1,600-year-old ...