"BA" Guide to Artifacts: Seashells and Ancient Purple Dyeing
Purple dyeing was a major source of economic prosperity in the ancient Phoenician city-states. A fiber expert from Israel describes the use of seashells in the process.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Scholars Press
1990
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeologist
Year: 1990, Volume: 53, Issue: 2, Pages: 98-101 |
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| Summary: | Purple dyeing was a major source of economic prosperity in the ancient Phoenician city-states. A fiber expert from Israel describes the use of seashells in the process. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeologist
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/3210101 |