Oldest textile dyed indigo blue found

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Oldest textile dyed indigo blue found

Researchers have identified a 6,200-year-old indigo-blue fabric from Peru, making it one of the oldest-known cotton textiles in the world and the earliest known textile decorated with indigo blue.

By: PTI | Washington | Published: September 15, 2016 2:12 PM

Researchers have identified a 6,200-year-old indigo-blue fabric from Peru, making it one of the oldest-known cotton textiles in the world and the earliest known textile decorated with indigo blue.

The discovery marks the earliest use of indigo as a dye, a technically challenging colour to produce, researchers said.

According to Jeffrey Splitstoser from George Washington University in the US, the finding points towards the sophisticated textile technology ancient Andean people developed 6,200 years ago.

“Some of the world’s most significant technological achievements were developed first in the New World,” said Splitstoser.

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1. “Some of the world’s most significant technological achievements

were developed first in the New World,” said Splitstoser.

“Many people, however, remain mostly unaware of the important technological contributions made by Native Americans, perhaps because so many of these technologies were replaced by European systems during the conquest,” he said.

“However, the fine fibres and sophisticated dyeing, spinning and weaving practices developed by ancient South Americans were quickly co-opted by Europeans,” said Splitstoser.