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fromThe Washington Post
4 days ago

Column | How ancient India changed the world

William Dalrymple's book 'The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World' highlights India's extensive historical connections to the West, surpassing those of China.
World politics
fromCN Traveller
1 month ago

A family riding adventure through Central Asia showed my children the region I fell in love with 25 years ago

"For me this journey marks a return. Twenty-five years ago, in my early 20s, I rode through these mountains - then strewn with the wild peonies and irises of springtime..."
Food & drink
London
fromColossal
1 month ago

Christopher Wilton-Steer's 25,000-Mile Journey Captures a Contemporary View of an Ancient Trade Route

The Silk Road was a vital trade route connecting East and West, facilitating cultural exchange and the movement of goods over 1,500 years.
fromConde Nast Traveler
2 months ago

Finding "Peace, If Not Paradise" Along the Silk Road, Aboard the Golden Eagle

Rather than a single pathway for a single commodity, the Silk Road was a sprawling, ever-changing web of informal trading routes across the vast Eurasian landmass.
Travel
History
fromMedievalists.net
2 months ago

Global Ships with Amanda Respess - Medievalists.net

Ships and water routes were crucial for medieval intercontinental trade, not just the Silk Road.
Shipbuilding and maritime archaeology reveal deep insights into medieval global trade.
History
fromMedievalists.net
6 months ago

Two medieval cities discovered in the mountains of Central Asia - Medievalists.net

Drone-based lidar technology reveals significant medieval trade cities in Uzbekistan, reshaping our understanding of high-altitude urbanism on the Silk Road.
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