“头骨洞穴”中 2 厘米长的纺织品碎片揭示了圣经中“猩红虫”红色染料的最早证据。 2cm textile fragment in "Cave of Skulls" reveals earliest evidence of biblical 'scarlet worm' red dye.

考古学家在犹大沙漠的“头骨洞”中发现的一块 2 厘米长的纺织品碎片中，发现了“猩红虫”红色染料的最早证据。 Archaeologists discovered the earliest evidence of 'scarlet worm' red dye in a 2cm textile fragment found in the "Cave of Skulls" in the Judean Desert. 圣经中曾提到这种由介壳虫制成的染料。 The dye, created from scale insects, is mentioned in the Bible. 这一发现是在以色列文物局和希伯来大学为防止文物盗窃而进行的挖掘过程中发现的。 The discovery was made during an excavation by the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Hebrew University to prevent antiquities theft. 这给圣经的黑白文本增添了色彩。 This adds color to the black-and-white text of Scriptures.