Tel Shiqmona, on the Haifa coast, was one of the important centers for the manufacture of the rare and prestigious purple pigment.The post How Israel produced luxury dye 3,000 years ...

For the first time, archaeologists discovered an industrial purple-dye factory that remained in business for 500 years between 1100 and 600 BCE in Israel, highlighting a famous and mysterious color in ...

The Punic people had almost no genetic ties to Phoenicians, even though the latter founded the great city of Carthage.

Archaeologists have uncovered a reeking, violet-stained factory where crushed sea snails once fueled the elite’s obsession ...

Pakistan entered the Iron Age in the year 1973 when work commenced on the construction of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM). Bhutto was in a hurry as we were already behind in producing the basic ...

An ancient textile which gives a unique insight into Iron Age Scotland is to go on display for the first time. The piece of fine woven yarn is almost 2,500 years old and dates back to the early to ...

A major archaeological discovery has been made in the Al Ain Region — a 3,000-year-old necropolis believed to be the first significant Iron Age cemetery ever found in the UAE. The discovery was ...

The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced the discovery of the first major Iron Age cemetery in the UAE. The 3,000-year-old necropolis, found in Al Ain Region, ...

A large necropolis discovered in an ancient oasis provides a missing piece to the archaeological puzzle of the Iron Age, officials said. Screengrab from the United Arab Emirates' Department of ...