Question

What did the Phoenicians discovered that a snail produced.

A.purple dye
B.shells used for building material
C.bait for fishing .
D. cheap and abundant food.
please help me.

Answer 1

A. purple dye is correct but did you know it take 120 pounds of snails to make just one gram of this purple dye?

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Answer 2

A. Purple Dye

The Phoenicians' “Tyrian purple” came from a species of sea snail now known as Bolinus brandaris, and it was so exceedingly rare that it became worth its weight in gold.