View of the excavations at Aegina, the types of shell found, and preserved purple dye Credit: Aegina Kolonna excavation, Department of Classics / Paris Lodron University of Salzburg An archaeological ...

For thousands of years, one color rose above all others — and was worth more than its weight in gold, according to a fourth-century imperial edict. Tyrian purple was a highly prized pigment developed ...

How prized was Tyrian purple in ancient times? Highly. In fact, so popular and sought-after was the dye that traces of its production—clumps of pigments, remains of workshops—have surfaced in ...

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. Ancient Greeks and the Romans considered Tyrian purple, first ...

The Greek island of Aegina was home to a Late Bronze Age purple dye workshop, according to a new study. The Greek island of Aegina was home to a Late Bronze Age purple dye workshop, according to a ...

Archaeologists excavated 3,500-year-old ruins on Aegina island and found a purple dye workshop, a study said. Photo from the Paris Lodron University of Salzberg, Department of Classics/Classical and ...

The colour Purple is most famously associated with royalty. Learn the science behind Tyrian Purple, why this dye was more ...