Archaeologists unearth 3,800-year-old ‘scarlet worm’ piece of fabric mentioned in the Bible in Israel’s ‘Cave of Skulls’ ...Middle East

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered a 3,800-year-old piece of fabric dyed in a vivid scarlet hue deep within Israel’s Judean Desert. Found in the Cave of Skulls, this small textile fragment is believed to have been coloured using dye from oak scale insects, a substance thought to be the “scarlet worm” referenced in the Bible. Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities AuthorityA fragment of the rare 3,800-year-old textile[/caption] Dafna Gazit / Antiquities AuthorityArchaeologists in Israel’s Cave of Skulls, in the Judean Desert[/caption] The discovery gives unprecedented insights into ancient textile production and its links to priestly garments described in biblical texts. The

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