(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) TYRIAN PURPLE DYE PRODUCER, MOUHAMAD GHASSEN NOUIRA, SAYING: "Our ancestors used to extract dye from the murex this way: they break the shell of the murex and then extract the ...

TUNIS (Reuters) - A Tunisian history enthusiast is making dye from sea snail shells inspired by a school project decades ago on ancient Carthage and the purple colouring that brought fabulous wealth ...

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How prized was Tyrian purple in ancient times? Highly. In fact, so popular and sought-after was the dye that traces of its production—clumps of pigments, remains of workshops—have surfaced in ...