A Tunisian history enthusiast is making dye from sea snail shells inspired by a school project decades ago on ancient Carthage and the purple colouring that brought fabulous wealth to the classical ...
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, ...
SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) — Beachgoers in San Diego may have spotted some glistening, purple shells reminiscent of small gemstones in the sand recently. Scientists at the University of California, San ...
Oceanographer Anya Stajner was recently enjoying a sunset walk along the La Jolla Shores beach when a vibrant violet pop of color caught her eye in the sand. She got down on her hands and knees and ...
Beach visitors in the Caribbean are being warned that snatching up some of those beautiful seashells can result in a nasty surprise. The Cayman Islands Department of Environment posted the alert days ...
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