Sifting through layers of dirt and debris, archaeologists in Turkey uncovered two flat, burnt artifacts. The delicate-looking finds turned out to be “extraordinary” pieces of fabric from over ...

After detailed scans of the find and a yearslong preservation process, experts identified the material as a 1,600-year-old purple fabric woven with gold threads. Its purple dye, now faded to a red ...

Archaeologists in Autun, France, found rare fabric fragments, including a large purple piece, woven with gold threads in several ancient tombs. Photo from Lucie Marquat / Inrap Archaeologists in ...