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The Imperial Purple of Rome Found in the Coffin of Infants: the Most Precious Color of Antiquity Revealed as a Funeral Adornment
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1,700 years ago, in York, two infants were buried with regard only to the emperors. Their bodies were wrapped in fabrics dyed in the purple of Tyre and embroidered with gold threads. This is the first time that this dye is identified in textiles from excavations in York. Maureen Carroll's team, professor of Roman archaeology at the University of York, announced the discovery at the end of April 2026. She runs the Seeing the Dead project, funded …
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