This article argues that the conclusions in the prevailing modern literature on the formation
of the Great Silk Road III-II thousand BC or the VIth-IIIrd Millennium BC cannot be …

This article argues that the conclusions in the prevailing modern scientific literature on the
formation of the Great Silk Road 3rd‑2nd millennium BC or from the 4th‑3rd centuries BC …

Traffic and exchange on the Silk Road are generally perceived to have taken place more
before and during Mongol rule in Asia than in later periods. That is, in this view the 'Silk …

This essay is an observation of the trade changes on the continental Silk Road between the
second century BC and eighth century AD in a Eurasia perspective. Zhang Qian's first trip to …

The Silk Road was the contemporary name for a complex of ancient trade routes linking East
Asia with Central Asia, South Asia, and the Mediterranean world. This network of exchange …

According to Chinese historical sources, before the maritime ceramics trades became active
during the period of Song Dynasty, 960-1279 CE, southern India and Sri Lanka were the …

Abstract The Han Dynasty has been regarded as the first prosperous period in the history of
Chinese silk weaving. Silk completely replaced linen and became the most important textile …

This chapter is comprised of eleven subsections that narrate the early stages of the silk trade
in Central Asia. The subchapters include the Ancient Steppe routes, horses and the balance …

Describes the discovery and production of silk in ancient China; the exchange of goods,
culture, and ideas which accompanied the silk caravans along the road from East to West; …

The Silk Road was a network of trade routes which connected the East and West, and was
central to the economic, cultural, political, and religious interactions between these regions …