铁器时代的特尔希克莫纳:第一次见一个古代地中海紫色染料"工厂"
Golan Shalvi1,2, Naama Sukenik3, Paula Waiman-Barak4
1Institute for the Study of Ancient Culture, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America.
PloS one
|April 16, 2025
概括
古代紫色染料的生产是广泛的,但证据很少. 特尔希克莫纳揭示了世界上唯一的铁器时代紫色染料车间,为大规模的古代织品染料提供了无与伦比的证据.
科学领域:
- 考古学科学 考古学科学
- 古代织生产 古代织生产
- 海洋软体动物染料
背景情况:
- 紫色染色的织品在古代非常有价值,意味着财富和权力.
- 假设在地中海地区广泛生产来自海洋软体动物的紫色染料.
- 对古代紫色染料生产场所的直接考古证据有限.
研究的目的:
- 呈现Tel Shiqmona作为一个独特的地点,有证据表明大规模,持续的紫色染料生产.
- 提供铁器时代紫色染料制造中使用的仪器和工艺的直接证据.
- 为确定未来紫色染料生产地点建立一个基准.
主要方法:
- 在Tel Shiqmona的一系列紫色染料车间的挖掘.
- 分析与紫色染料制造有关的各种文物.
- 发现的化学,矿物学和上下文分析.
- 证据的环境和考古背景化.
主要成果:
- 泰尔·希克莫纳是全球唯一一个有着紫色染料车间和持续大规模生产的证据的现场.
- 该地点展示了连续的紫色染料和染色活动在一个专门的设施500年 (铁器时代,大约. 公元前1100年至公元前600年).
- 与紫色染料生产直接相关的文物数量和多样性是无与伦比的.
- 在铁器时代的黎巴嫩,在紫色染料生产过程中使用的仪器的识别.
结论:
- 泰尔·希克莫纳提供了第一份关于铁器时代的莱万特地区大规模,专业的紫色染料生产的具体证据.
- 这些发现挑战了关于古代紫色染料制造的分布和规模的先前假设.
- 来自希克莫纳的文物作为识别地中海周围类似遗址的关键参考.
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