Israel discovers 1,300-year-old colored silk fabrics from China

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Israel discovers 1,300-year-old colored silk fabrics from China

STORY: Israel discovers 1,300-year-old colored silk fabrics from China DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the entrance to the University of Haifa-Archaeology department 2. various of Israeli archaeologists showing and explaining about hundreds of 1,300-year-old imported colorful fabrics in the lab 3. close of the 1,300-year-old imported colorful fabrics. 4. various of the exit to the lab to the University of Haifa-Archaeology department STORYLINE: Israeli archaeologists have discovered hundreds of 1,300-year-old imported colorful fabrics, the University of Haifa (UH) said in a statement on Tuesday. The findings include silk fabrics originating in China, as well as cotton fabrics imported from India, Iran and Sudan, all found in excavations carried out in the southeastern Arava valley by UH, together with the Israel Antiquities Authority and other universities. "The findings indicate that there was a previously unknown Israeli silk

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