The earliest evidence of red-dyed textile using scale insects was revealed in the caves of the Judean desert. According to a new joint study of the Israel Antiquities Authority, Bar-Ilan University ...

A precious ancient scarlet-red dye has been identified on 3,800-year-old textile fragments that were found in a desert cave. The rare textiles, which consist of uncolored linen and dyed bright red ...

Archaeologists have discovered a rare artifact that is found throughout the Bible's Old Testament. They discovered a 3,800-year-old textile colored with 'scarlet worm,' a dye that is mentioned 25 ...

Researchers have discovered an ancient textile dyed with kermes (Kermes vermilio) in the Cave of the Skulls in Israel, dating back to the Middle Bronze Age. This textile, found in the Judean Desert ...