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April 04, 2016

Silk Road snaked farther south than previously thought
Cambridge, England (UPI) Apr 1, 2016
Researchers have identified silk and dyes from China and India among ancient textiles recovered from dig sites in the Nepalese Himalayas. The materials have been dated between A.D. 400 and 650. Because there's no evidence of local silk production in the region, the findings suggest the nearby village of Samdzong was incorporated into the famed Silk Road trading route much earlier than previously thought. Samdzong is found in Nepal's Upper Mustang region, near the border dividing Nepal an ... read more

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