British Museum unveils vast network of the Silk Roads

The Silk Road is often thought of a single trade route that linked Europe and Asia, from the second Century BC until the 15th Century AD.

The popular imagination perhaps conjures images of camels plodding across vast steppes laden with silk and spices.

And although camels, silk and spices all played a role in the Silk Road – it is just a tip of the iceberg.

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