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Started by Swampster, August 02, 2020, 07:24:43 PM

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Swampster

"A Tunisian man has pieced together bits of a local secret linked to ancient emperors: how to make a prized purple dye using the guts of a sea snail."
https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2020/07/passion-for-purple-revives-ancient-dye.html

Interesting to see the range of colours he produced.

Anton

Clever lad.  I hope it makes him rich. The colours look great.