Ancient traders faced challenges and devised solutions that, surprisingly, resemble some of the practices used by modern ...

Archaeologists Uncover a Roman Harbor, Shed Light on Maritime Infrastructure and Regional Trade Networks A year ago ...

A recent analysis of beads discovered in the ancient city of Hama, Syria, has revealed that some were crafted from Baltic ...

The global prominence of Indian textiles can be traced to ancient trade routes. From Banarasi silk to Ajrakh prints, India’s ...

The Levant represented the natural outlet for ancient Egypt which exercised its political dominance since 4th millennium BC.

While demand for spices like turmeric and ginger has soared, the people who supply these valuable flavours to the world have faced some unexpected challenges. The spice trade has spanned the world ...

The ancient trade center once housed tens of thousands of people. But the city’s population had long dwindled by 1812 when the Swiss adventurer Johann Burckhardt pretended to be a Muslim pilgrim ...

However, for many parts of the coast, where there are no ancient volcanos, good quality obsidian cannot be found locally. Thus, people had to rely on long-distance trade networks to access this valued ...