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🚤 Ancient canoes unearthed hint at a bustling trade in the Mediterranean 7,000 years ago, revealing the early origins of commerce and navigation. #Archaeology #AncientTrade
March 22, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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
Kazakhstan’s Ancient Karakabak Reveals New Silk Road Links - The Times Of Central Asia
Archaeologists studying the ancient settlement of Karakabak in Kazakhstan’s Mangistau Region say new findings show the site was part of ancient trade routes
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June 16, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Why did Chaco Canyon residents start using distant obsidian around AD 700 when closer sources existed? XRF analysis by Moss et al. shows how social ties shaped trade. doi.org/10.1080/0023...
#Archaeology #ChacoCanyon #ObsidianAnalysis #AncientTrade #NewMexico
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
New research traces Bronze Age Mediterranean tin to Cornwall, reshaping views of early trade. Was Bronze Age Britain more connected than we thought? #Archaeology #BronzeAge #AncientTrade #Cornwall #Anthropology #Metallurgy @antiquity.ac.uk
A Tin Thread Through Time
How Bronze Age tin from Cornwall connected prehistoric Britain to the heart of the Mediterranean world
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May 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Four donkeys buried beneath Bronze Age homes in Israel were young, female, and Egyptian. New isotope data shows ritual animal sacrifice crossed borders and class. #Archaeology #AncientTrade #BronzeAge #Isotopes #HumanEvolution #DonkeyBurial @plosone.org
The Donkeys Buried Beneath the Floor
Egyptian Imports, Everyday Rituals, and the Politics of Animal Sacrifice in Early Bronze Age Canaan
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July 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
🚀 Exciting Announcement!

Join us for our inaugural event on March 18 at 10 AM CST with Dr. Willeke Wendrich. She’ll explore Egypt’s role in the India-Rome trade (1st c. CE).

📍 Free & Open to the Public!
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#ASIESWebinar #AncientTrade #History #Egypt #India #Rome
AS-IES Webinar
March 18, 10:00 AM CST
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February 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Lapis Lazuli: Afghanistan’s Ancient Blue Gold

For more than 6,000 years, lapis lazuli traveled from the mountains of Badakhshan to Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus world, and the eastern Mediterranean.

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#LapisLazuli #AncientHistory #Archaeology #AncientTrade #Afghanistan
Lapis Lazuli: Afghanistan’s Ancient Blue Gold
For more than 6,000 years, lapis lazuli has been one of the most desired stones in the ancient world.
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June 22, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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 www.anthropology.net/p/stones-sea...
Stones, Seas, and Shifting Powers: Rethinking Tell Abraq’s Long Life on the Gulf
How one coastal mound reveals three millennia of influence, ambition, and spiritual traffic across the Persian Gulf
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December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
In ancient history, the Bay of Mazarrón was famous for its shipwrecks, revealing artefacts that illustrate maritime trade routes of the Roman Empire. #Mazarrón #AncientHistory #RomanEmpire #Shipwrecks #Spain #Archaeology #HistoricalSites #AncientTrade #Mediterranean #HeritageSite #AncientArtifacts
December 31, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Recent research by Shackley reveals obsidian artifacts from northern Sonora Mexico show frequent contact across the Southwest—and hint at a mysterious, unlocated source in the Valle de Altar region. buff.ly/w0k5pmB
#Archaeology #Obsidian #Sonora #Southwest #AncientTrade
May 12, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Snaketown’s pyrite mirrors—rare outside Mesoamerica—offer insights into exchange, ritual, & identity. Gallaga’s study from 2014 reveals their cultural value. doi.org/10.1179/0023...
#Archaeology #Snaketown #Mesoamerica #Southwest #AncientTrade
October 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
From everyday tools to signs of status—Willhite’s research at 76 Draw, NM, uncovers how stone use reflected social and economic life in the Casas Grandes region and shows what sets Paquimé apart. buff.ly/cGuaA4I
#Archaeology #Southwest #CasasGrandes #Paquimé #AncientTrade
May 19, 2026 at 11:30 PM
What really happned at the Tower of Babel?
An interpretation for what really took place!

From Uruk to Babel: How Ancient Writing Development Shaped the Account of Dispersal open.substack.com/pub/elysedeb...
#babylon #uruk #towerofbabel #ancienttrade #firstwriting
From Uruk to Babel: How Ancient Writing Shaped the Account of Dispersal
Could the biblical account of dispersal reflect a deeper history—one rooted in the rise of writing, trade, and exploration from ancient Mesopotamia?
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September 4, 2025 at 5:27 AM
New study reveals early Phoenician expansion was driven by silver—traced to Sardinia before settlement, and later Iberia. Evidence suggests a long "precolonisation" phase (10th–9th c. BCE) fuelled by the silver trade. #Phoenicians #AncientTrade #Archaeology www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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May 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
📣 New Podcast! "Impossible Origins: 10 Ancient Artifacts Found in Wrong Places & Global Connectivity" on @Spreaker #ancientartifacts #ancienthistory #ancientmysteries #ancienttrade #archaeologicaldiscoveries #archaeology #archaeologylovers #educational #globalhistory #hiddenhistory #history
Impossible Origins: 10 Ancient Artifacts Found in Wrong Places & Global Connectivity
⚡ What if everything you were taught in school about ancient isolation was dead wrong? Picture this: Archaeologists dust off dirt inside the ruins of a feudal castle in Okinawa, Japan, only to reveal 4th-century Roman Empire currency. Across the globe in coastal Maine, excavators pull a verified 11th-century Viking penny out of Native American soil. And miles away from civilization, an ancient Tamil ship’s bell washes ashore on the beaches of New Zealand. Are these the telltale signs of forgotten cross-continental voyagers, or is history hiding something far more wild? In this pulse-pounding episode of our podcast, we dive into Impossible Origins: 10 Ancient Artifacts Found in the Wrong Places. We strip away the textbook assumptions to investigate how out-of-place artifacts—or OOPArts—managed to cross roaring oceans and impassable deserts centuries before modern navigation was ever conceived. 🔍 Inside this episode, you’ll uncover: - 🪙 The Roman Coins of Katsuren Castle: How imperial Roman copper ended up buried in medieval Japan. - 🪓 The Goddard Coin Mystery: Did Norse explorers trade directly with Indigenous North Americans, or was this Viking silver passed along ancient Native trade trails? - 🗿 Stonehenge’s Secret Source: The astonishing new chemical fingerprinting proving the iconic Altar Stone originated over 450 miles away in Scotland—shattering what we knew about prehistoric logistics. - 🔔 The Tamil Bell of New Zealand: Maritime ghost ship, accidental transoceanic drift, or undocumented early Pacific exploration? - 🌐 The Ancient Silk Road & Forgotten Global Networks: Why luxury goods, rare minerals, and raw materials were traversing brutal terrains thousands of years before globalization. From cutting-edge provenance testing to mind-bending tales of ancient trade routes, this episode challenges the conventional narrative of history and proves our ancestors were far more connected, daring, and mobile than anyone dared to admit. 🎧 Hit play now to uncover the ancient world's greatest geographic anomalies! If you love unearthing historical mysteries and questioning the accepted timeline, make sure to follow/subscribe, drop a 5-star review, and share this episode with a fellow history nerd or mystery lover today!  
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September 19, 2026 at 2:05 PM
What would you sacrifice for the perfect color?

🐚 Ancient societies built workshops, trade networks and status systems around it. https://youtu.be/fw3LiBEs04o

#TyrianPurple #AncientHistory #AncientTrade #Archaeology #HistoryDocumentary
August 20, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Recent research by Shackley reveals obsidian artifacts from northern Sonora Mexico show frequent contact across the Southwest—and hint at a mysterious, unlocated source in the Valle de Altar region. buff.ly/w0k5pmB
#Archaeology #Obsidian #Sonora #Southwest #AncientTrade
August 19, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Why did Chaco Canyon residents start using distant obsidian around AD 700 when closer sources existed? XRF analysis by Moss et al. shows how social ties shaped trade. buff.ly/MEPO4L2
#Archaeology #ChacoCanyon #ObsidianAnalysis #AncientTrade #NewMexico
August 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The Phoenicians changed global commerce forever but refused to attack their own colonies even when Persia demanded it. Discover how these master shipbuilders navigated between empires while building history's first great trading network. #HistoryOfMoney #AncientTrade
April 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Three shipwrecks from biblical times uncovered off the coast of Israel
#IronAgeShipwrecks #AncientTrade #IsraelArchaeology
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Three shipwrecks from biblical times uncovered off the coast of Israel
YouTube video by B.C. Begley
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October 10, 2025 at 5:08 AM
CALGARY, CANADA—New isotope research suggests the Maya moved dogs over long distances—likely from lowland kingdoms to highland sites in what is now southern Mexico—pointing to robust exchange networks.

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#Archaeology #Maya #Mexico #Bioarchaeology #AncientTrade #Mesoamerica
News - Study Suggests the Maya Traded Dogs Over Long Distances - Archaeology Magazine
CALGARY, CANADA—According to a statement released by the University of Calgary, Elizabeth Paris of the […]
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March 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM