The strangest things archaeologists have found on the ancient Silk Roads
Life wasn't always glamorous on the historic trade routes that joined East and West.
Annalee Newitz - 10/30/2017, 7:00 AM
One of the greatest civilizations of the ancient world wasn't contained in a nation or a city. It was a series of trade routes that crisscrossed Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the Swahili Coast of Africa, and dubbed the "Silk Road" by modern explorers. For centuries, these routes passed through wealthy cities whose vibrant cultures were hybrids of Eastern and Western culture, joined by the spirit of trade and knowledge exchange. The Silk Road civilization thrived because it had no borders.
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