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4,000 Years of Innovation: Indigo-Dyed and Nålbinding Textile Discovered at Beycesultan Höyük

23 February 2026

Excavations carried out between 2016 and 2018 at Beycesultan Höyük (Beycesultan Mound) in western Anatolia have yielded an extraordinary discovery:...

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Ancient Humans Used Indigo Plant 34,000 Years Ago: First Evidence of Non-Food Plant Processing Found in Georgia

3 September 2025

34,000-year-old indigo plant residues found in Georgia’s Dzudzuana Cave reveal that prehistoric humans processed plants for more than just food....

4,000 Years of Innovation: Indigo-Dyed and Nålbinding Textile Discovered at Beycesultan Höyük

Ancient Humans Used Indigo Plant 34,000 Years Ago: First Evidence of Non-Food Plant Processing Found in Georgia

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