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In England, Archaeologists found a mysterious purple lump and it turns out that this was at one time worth more than gold. The lump was actually a very rare purple dye that was used in ancient times.
Archaeologists working in England found a "mysterious lump" of a purple substance that in Roman times would have been worth more than gold, researchers said in a news release. The researchers who ...