Downtown Books Bought & Sold is more than just a bookstore – it’s a portal to countless worlds, all neatly arranged on towering shelves. As you approach the storefront, you can’t help but feel a ...

After detailed scans of the find and a yearslong preservation process, experts identified the material as a 1,600-year-old purple fabric woven with gold threads. Its purple dye, now faded to a red ...