" A comprehensive and entertaining historical and botanical review, providing an enjoyable
and cognitive read.”—Nature The foods we eat have a deep and often surprising past. From …

Invented in the 19th century as an allegory for large-scale human interaction across Eurasia,
the idea of “the Silk Road” continues to shape archaeological investigations of trade, travel …

Abstract The ancient 'Silk Roads' formed a vast network of trade and exchange that
facilitated the movement of commodities and agricultural products across medieval Central …

Abstract In central Eurasian archaeology, Soviet-and post-Soviet investigations and more
recent biologically-focused analyses are often subtly presented as two extremes of …

This paper discusses the preliminary results of archaeological surveys conducted in the
Juuku Region of north-central Kyrgyzstan on the south side of Lake Issyk-Kul. Our goal was …

Bronze Age agro-pastoralist populations with economies and materials that are generally
consistent with the Andronovo Culture—but with localised variations—are known throughout …

Ancient knowledge of the textile arts production and weaving techniques belong to the
world's intangible cultural heritage and shape the appearance of most people worldwide …

Settlements and dwellings related to pastoral communities in mountainous areas speak to
the adaptation strategies of people to this specific environment. This paper describes …

In modern scholarship, the 'Silk Road'is used as a broad framework for networked
exchanges across ancient Eurasia, periodized roughly between the Han dynasty's lucrative …

Wool-focused economies yielded a pastoralist materiality that visibly shaped the lived
experiences of Central Asian populations today. In this paper, we investigate the earlier …