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At Kebara Cave in northern Israel, archaeologists have found evidence of the earliest use of vegan dye. The bright red dye discovered in the cave was made from the roots of a plant called Rubiaceae
The study of 10 beads from a cave in the Levant shows that a Natufian society made a plant-based red dye before plant domestication.
The study of 10 beads from a cave in the Levant shows that a Natufian society made a plant-based red dye before plant domestication.
At Kebara 15,000 Years Ago, Plant-based Pigment Was Used to Dye Beads And, Possibly, Wow the Other Natufians, Archaeologists Suggest
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Hunter-gatherers cooked up the alluring pigment in the Eastern Mediterranean 15,000 years ago