But to archaeologists in Greece, these artifacts were remnants of a 3,500-year-old dye workshop. Archaeologists found the telltale artifacts while excavating the ancient Mycenaean ruins of Kolonna ...

Exposure to light results in azure, while a purple hue is the result of no light exposure. The colors are frequently mentioned together in ancient texts. For example, temple priests, Kings David and ...

Heian courtiers 1,200 years ago wore robes made of fabric dyed with medicinal herbs to produce colors of prayer for peace and to keep evil at bay. But most of these colors have been lost to time.

all made it the most highly valued of the dyes, which often cost more than gold." Mystery of 'magnificent palace' found in Jerusalem Israeli youths unearth 1,100-year-old gold coins Ancient ...

Pippa Greenwood, in this last of the series on plants and science, learns today that these ancient dyes could be making a comeback. They give strong, fast, bright colours - weld can produce an ...