Gold and Jewels Found on Minoan Island Devoted to the Color Purple
When you purchase through links on our website , we may earn an affiliate charge . Here ’s how it works . A storehouse of ancient hoarded wealth , include cherished jewels and gold beads , has been uncovered by archaeologist on an island near Crete devoted to making a wanted purple dye from sea snail thousands of years ago . The discovery on Chrysi — a now uninhabited island — show the gamey value placed on the rarefied purple dyestuff and the flourishing economy of the settlement between 3,800 and 3,500 years ago , during the Protopalatial and Neopalatial periods of theMinoan civilizationon Crete ....