#ancienttrade — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #ancienttrade, aggregated by home.social.
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New finds at Karakabak in Mangistau point to an ancient Caspian trade hub with links across East and West https://ow.ly/5MAZ50Zcn0m #SilkRoad #Archaeology #Mangistau #CaspianHistory #AncientTrade #Kazakhstan #Karakabak
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Three thousand years of shifting influence at Tell Abraq reveal how Gulf communities navigated foreign powers, trade routes, and ritual life. A coastal mound becomes a key to ancient connectivity. #Archaeology #PersianGulf #BronzeAge #AncientTrade https://www.anthropology.net/p/stones-seas-and-shifting-powers-rethinking
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2,500-year-old burial site in Israel’s Negev reveals ancient trade routes
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,500-year-old burial site in the Negev, claiming that it provides insights into ancient trade networks already connecting Arabia, Phoenicia, Egypt, and even southern Europe...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/2500-year-old-burial-site-in-israels-negev/
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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #negev #beersheva #AncientTrade
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“It is believed that the Fuente Magna was probably crafted by Sumerian people who settled in Bolivia sometime after 2500 BC. The Sumerians used seaworthy ships that were known to sail to the distant Indian Subcontinent. Some Sumerian ships most likely made their way around South Africa and entered one of the currents in the area that lead from Africa across the Atlantic to South America and thence to the Pacific Ocean.”
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Everything you wanted to know about a #Roman #WineBarrel, but were afraid to ask. (apologies to Woody Allen)