Located at Tel Shiqmona in coastal Israel, the facility turned sea snails into purple dye at an industrial scale ...

Ancient Tel Shiqmona site yields first evidence of large-scale purple dye production centuries before Roman times, possibly ...

The Phoenicians developed their ancient civilization with profits from the lucrative maritime trade of the Mediterranean.

Ecosystems which have never been seen before are being accidentally created by humans. They offer a stark look into the ...

Thousands of these snails were needed to dye even a small piece of cloth ... Despite this, historical factors mean that purple remains rare on flags.

Huge vats, stained stone tools, and hundreds of shells from sea snails (the dye’s most important ingredient) speak to the incredible labor that took place to produce Tyrian purple for the world’s ...

Day came and went with people playing pranks and tricks on their friends and family worldwide. Here are some of the best jokes from the day.

Trying to figure out how he works his magic makes me feel like a snail staring at a human and ... many would struggle to define is testament to rare comic chops. The Los Angeles-raised, UK-based ...