Asian News International on MSN3 天
Discovery of 2,500-year-old Negev Burial site sheds light on ancient trade routes
Archaeologists uncovered a 2,500-year-old burial site in the Negev Highlands, shedding light on ancient trade routes that ...
The era when Indian civilisation held sway over the world
How Ancient India Transformed the World', highlights India’s often-forgotten role as an economic and civilisational hub ...
Asia Society16 年
Geographical Setting of the Silk Roads
India rides on a tectonic plate that has been drifting northward for millions ... and too culturally “backward” to play more than a marginal role in long-distance trade across Eurasia. But, even in ...
Asia Society16 年
Trade Along the Silk Roads
Through their investigations, students will gain an understanding of what was traded along the Silk Roads and the unique challenges that this route presented to the merchants that sought to profit ...
Business Insider India2 年
New research reveals secrets of how the ancient trade routes of the Silk Road were formed
If the book "The Travels of Marco Polo" can be believed, the famous Italian explorer and trader journeyed from the port of Hormuz in Persia overland via the Silk Road to the summer palace of ...
From European emperors to Rajput kings, why Indian textiles are a global treasure
The global prominence of Indian textiles can be traced to ancient trade routes. From Banarasi silk to Ajrakh prints, India’s ...
The National on MSN2 天
Echoes of the spice route: Sharjah’s archaeological wonders on display in Rome
How these precious commodities reached the empire is the focus of a new exhibition, From Sharjah to Rome: Along the Spice Route, currently on display at the Curia Julia – the former seat of the Roman ...