scarlet dye

Israeli Archaeologists Discover 3,800-Year-Old Red Textile with Biblical Scarlet Dye in Judean Desert

Israeli archaeologists working in the Judean Desert have discovered the earliest evidence of Biblical scarlet dye, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Thursday. The rare textile, 3,800 years old and less than two centimeters in size, was uncovered in the "Cave of Skulls" northeast of Jerusalem. This excavation aims to...