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The Mysterious Case of the Purple Shmattas in the Desert, or, Snood Indigo
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Around 1000 BCE, purple dyed textiles were the in thing at the Negev copper mining site of Timna. But how did textiles dyed with purple made from Mediterranean snails get there and who wore them? Were they fit for a king or just glad rags for nomads? And how does Vandelay Industries figure in? Our contestants are frankly baffled.
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Biblical ‘royal purple’ found at Timna offers look at King David wardrobe
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Manage episode 300287245 series 2971902
Around 1000 BCE, purple dyed textiles were the in thing at the Negev copper mining site of Timna. But how did textiles dyed with purple made from Mediterranean snails get there and who wore them? Were they fit for a king or just glad rags for nomads? And how does Vandelay Industries figure in? Our contestants are frankly baffled.
To learn more
Biblical ‘royal purple’ found at Timna offers look at King David wardrobe
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