Researchers found remnants of woven fabric, a tassel, and fibers of wool dyed with royal purple in Israel’s Timna Valley, a color associated ... and was a source of copper for thousands of ...

“The researchers were surprised to find remnants of woven fabric, a tassel and fibres of wool dyed with royal purple ... an ancient copper production district, they said in a joint statement ...

The color was a favorite ... which included bits of woven fabric, a tassel and a bundle of wool fibers — at Slaves' Hill in Timna Valley, an ancient copper production district in the Arava ...