The Prehistory Of The Silk Road (encounters Wit... Today

Elena Kuzmina's "The Prehistory of the Silk Road" argues that trans-Eurasian trade networks originated in the Bronze Age, challenging the conventional view that they began with the Han Dynasty. The study highlights how the early adoption of wheeled transport, horse domestication, and nomadic movement across the steppe facilitated the exchange of materials like lapis lazuli and silk centuries before the formal Silk Road. Explore more about this scholarly work at Penn Press . Expedition Magazine | Before the Silk Road - Penn Museum