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View of Aegina Kolonna with (inset, left to right) a 16th-century drawing of a purple snail; Hexaplex trunculus; and a purple pigment sample. Aegina Kolonna excavation, Department of Classics, Paris Lodron University of Salzburg.
S. Münster, Cosmographia, 1544; G. Forstenpointner; L. Berger

The Price of Purple | Sara Toth Stub | Letter From Israel | November/December 2020 | Archaeology Magazine

1 posted on 06/17/2024 6:54:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

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To: SunkenCiv

Many Aegeans dyed to bring us this information.

4 posted on 06/17/2024 7:05:56 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (It's not "Quiet Quitting" -- it's "Going Galt".)

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To: SunkenCiv

How are or were those snails collected?

8 posted on 06/17/2024 7:20:29 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again," )

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To: SunkenCiv

Dye murex snails:

12 posted on 06/18/2024 12:17:27 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)

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