When we talk about the Silk Roads, we mostly think of #China. But #Japan and #Korea were also part of these networks and much earlier than we think, if we believe the current research. I tell you how, by tracing the origin of #glass objects found in #East Asia, archaeologists are able to reconstruct these ancient trade routes.
00:00 Introduction
01:05 The discovery and analysis of Kyushu beads
04:08 Analysing glass to find out where it comes from
06:26 This is not the only Roman glass known in Japan, Korea or China
12:27 Why the interest in Western glass?
14:33 Conclusion
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Some sources consulted for this episode:
- Abe, Shikaku, Murakushi, Fukushima, Nakai; "Did ancient glassware travel the Silk Road? X-ray fluorescence analysis of a Sasanian glass vessel from Okinoshima Island, Japan", Journal of Archaeological Science : Reports : 40 part A, 2021
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- "Ancient glass beads dug up in Fukuoka came from Silk Road" | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis, www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14...
- Żuchowska, Szmoniewski; "Glass along the Silk Road in the first millennium AD", Archaeologia Polona : 55, 2017
23 июл 2024