Earliest Evidence Of Biblical Scarlet Dye Found In Israel Desert

The discovery also underscores the interconnectedness of ancient societies. (File) Tel Aviv: Israeli archaeologists working in the Judean Desert found the earliest evidence of Biblical scarlet dye, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on Thursday. The rare textile, 3,800-years-old and less than two cm in size, was uncovered in the “Cave of Skulls” northeast of Jerusalem