Sentences with phrase «ancient trade routes»

This landmark exhibition examines the cultural impact of ancient trade routes in the Arabian Peninsula

From 2007 to 2009, he led the Danaos project, using sonar - equipped ROVs to survey hundreds of square kilometres of sea floor on a suspected ancient trading route between Crete and Egypt.

«Sorghum used to be a major player in ancient trade routes like the Silk Road, but in modern times, it's sadly been relegated pauper's food,» Matthew Cox of Bob's Red Mill in Milwaukie, Oregon, says.

Visiting 19 countries, we see Europe's most iconic cities, where UNESCO sites await us and ancient trade routes once flouri...

Explore spectacular landscapes, rich culture and ancient trading routes travelling to a corner of China forgotten in time

Born in Uganda in 1963, she travelled back to east Africa this year to undertake painstaking research for the new work she presents at the Turner prize exhibition, as well as to India and Zanzibar - thus tracing ancient trade routes.

The silk road was a series of ancient trade routes across Asia which served as a conduit for the transmission of ideas and goods between the East and Europe.

A 2,000 - year - old latrine in China provides the first hard evidence that people carried diseases long distances along the ancient trading route.

Ammon provided several natural resources to the region, including sandstone and limestone, along with a productive agricultural sector that made Ammon a vital location along the King's Highway, the ancient trade route connecting Egypt with...

REVIEW: â $ The Silk Road is the ancient trade route passing from the shores of the Mediterranean through Bukhara and Samarkand to Dunhuang and on to Xian in central China.â $ Visitors can view a map of the complex network of pathways that transported silk, spices and other commodities as well as cultural influences.

From France into Italy, you'll follow an ancient trade route on a winding trail that brings you through quaint Italian villages and climbs to breathless heights, where the sharp snowcapped peaks of the Alps frame deep valleys and golden meadows.

Uzbekistan lies at the crossroads of the ancient trade routes between Mongolia, Russia, China and Persia, linking Eastern and Western Civilisations.

Discover the mountains, lakes, nomadic peoples, caravan cities and ancient trading routes of Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan

Experience the ancient trading routes by paddling among mangrove mazes and calm waters in the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, one of the world's most remote and exciting places.

«Roads of Arabia: Archaeology and History of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia»: Newly rediscovered objects from ancient trade routes and other works that explore the creation of Saudi Arabia in 1932.

In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced an ambitious idea: to revive the ancient trade routes that stretched from China through the Middle East and into Europe, and thus create a New Silk Road.