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Purple Fabric Woven With Gold Threads Unearthed At A 1,600-Year-Old Necropolis In France
In 2020, archaeologists began excavating a necropolis near an early Christian church in Autun, France. They found 230 graves ...
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Tracing a golden thread from North Africa to the Far East
The didactic opening rooms of the exhibition are dominated by an impressive display of huge gold nuggets, the starting point ...
Rare 1,600-year-old purple fabric — woven with gold threads — found in France. See it
After detailed scans of the find and a yearslong preservation process, experts identified the material as a 1,600-year-old purple fabric woven with gold threads. Its purple dye, now faded to a red ...