New evidence on purple dye production from the Bronze Age settlement of Coppa Nevigata (Apulia, Italy)
Evidence related to the gathering of murex for purple-dye production at the Bronze Age settlement of Coppa Nevigata (Apulia, Italy) is considerable, as discussed elsewhere. Previous studies have shown that the processing of purple-dye possibly started from the 19-18th centuries BCE and continued throughout the entire Bronze Age, reaching its highest peak in the Middle Bronze Age (15th-14th c. BCE), and then decreasing in the Late Bronze Age (13th – 12th c. BCE).