the Old Dye

3,000-year-old textiles are earliest evidence of chemical dyeing in the Levant

Discovery provides insight into society and copper production in the Timna region at the time of David and Solomon, researchers say

Date:

June 28, 2017

Source:

American Friends of Tel Aviv University

Summary:

Archaeologists have revealed that cloth samples found in the Israeli desert present the earliest evidence of plant-based textile dyeing in the region. They are estimated to date from the 13th-10th centuries BCE, the era of David and Solomon.

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FULL STORY:  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170628144843.htm