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The Impact of Silk in the Middle Ages

Posted on October 25, 2018 by MAMcIntosh

The Great Silk Road was a caravan road connecting East Asia to the Mediterranean from Ancient times into the Middle Ages. It was used for exporting silk from China, hence its’ name. The term was introduced by the German geographer Ferdinand von Richthofen in 1877. / Wikimedia Commons Silk played a significant role in the[…]

Did Ancient Irrigation Technology Travel the Silk Road?

Posted on January 9, 2018 by MAMcIntosh

By Gerry Everding / 01.03.2018 Senior News Direct, Social Sciences Washington University, St. Louis Using satellite imaging and drone reconnaissance, archaeologists from Washington University in St. Louis have discovered an ancient irrigation system that allowed a farming community in arid northwestern China to raise livestock and cultivate crops in one of the world’s driest desert[…]