UMaine archaeologist Daniel Sandweiss, professor of anthropology and climate change, was quoted in a Science News article describing the discovery of the oldest indigo-dyed fabric at the site of Huaca Prieta on Peru’s northern coast. The discovery of 6,000-year-old faded blue fabric places the first use of indigo dye in Peru nearly 1,600 years before
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