Reconstruction of a dress excavated from an Iron Age tomb in the Netherlands, created by the prehistoric Dorp in Eindhoven
Hannah Geels
A 2,800-year-old red and blue checked dress discovered in an early Iron Age tomb in the Netherlands may be Europe's oldest bicoloured garment.
The skeletons of the elite who once wore this impressive costume were completely decayed by the harsh sandy soil. But the remains of a woolen dress, heavily decayed and browned by calcification beneath the metal jewelry, provide evidence that the dyed fabric came from clothing. say. Karina Greimer At the Natural History Museum in Vienna.
Source: www.newscientist.com
