The findings, published in the Journal of Field Archaeology, have the potential to rewrite history by challenging previous beliefs about the contents of Tomb II. An international team of ...

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Researchers in Israel have identified pieces of fabric dyed ‘true purple’ dating to the 10th century BCE, when David and Solomon ruled in Jerusalem, according to the Hebrew Bible.

Researchers recreated the ancient dyeing process with mollusks. The color purple appears several times in the Bible, usually in a robe draping one of the kings of ancient Israel. But the search for an ...

A celebrated royal purple dye popular among ancient kings and priests was already produced on an industrial scale in the Land of Israel in biblical times, new research has shown. The special dye is ...