New Evidence of the Purple-Dye Industry at Tel Shiqmona, Israel

N. Sukenik; D. Iluz; Z. Amar; A. Varvak; S. Bar

doi:10.1111/arcm.12290

New Evidence of the Purple-Dye Industry at Tel Shiqmona, Israel

N. Sukenik, D. Iluz, Z. Amar, A. Varvak, S. Bar

Bar-Ilan University, University of Haifa

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Abstract

Pottery sherds stained with purple dye were found in the excavations at Tel Shiqmona, and were dated to the Iron Age II period. Analysis by HPLC-DAD identified the dye as ‘true purple’, derived from the Hexaplex trunculus sea snail, which is associated with the purple-dye industry that flourished in the coastal area at that time. This result is compatible with the classification of over 1000 Muricidae shells that were found in the excavation. Hexaplex trunculus constitutes 80% of this group, indicating that it was the most commonly used species in the dye production at Tel Shiqmona.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	775-785
Number of pages	11
Journal	Archaeometry
Volume	59
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12290
State	Published - Aug 2017

Keywords

HPLC
Hexaplex Trunculus
Murex Shells
Purple
Tel Shiqmona
vat dyes

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History
Archaeology

RAMBI publications

rambi
Dyes and dyeing -- Middle East -- History
Pottery, Ancient -- Eretz Israel
Purple
Shikmona (Extinct city) (Israel) -- Antiquities
Tekhelet (Dye)

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New Evidence of the Purple-Dye Industry at Tel Shiqmona, Israel

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