Schiffman on the Timna Valley textiles

LAWRENCE H. SCHIFFMAN: THE PURPLE OF ROYALTY. Professor Schiffman shares his recent article in Ami Magazine.

For more on the recent discovery of "royal purple" textile fragments at the Timna Valley excavation and the implications of the discovery, see here. For background, follow the links there.

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