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Tyrian Purple
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on Tue Nov 28 20:12:03 2023
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20231122-tyrian-purple-the-lost-ancient-pigment-that-was-more-valuable-than-gold
For millennia, Tyrian purple was the most valuable colour on the
planet. Then the recipe to make it was lost. By piecing together
ancient clues, could one man bring it back?
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