4steps from the big bang
117things can go into it
dye
MaterialSubstance
Before the first synthetic dye in 1856, purple came from sea snails and was worth more than its weight in gold, a colour of kings.
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Before the first synthetic dye in 1856, purple came from sea snails and was worth more than its weight in gold, a colour of kings.
From the big bang to dye
The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.
big bang13.8 bn yrs ago
Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago
water4.4 bn yrs ago
indigo plantdate unknown
dyedate unknown