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Three thousand years of shifting influence at Tell Abraq reveal how Gulf communities navigated foreign powers, trade routes, and ritual life. A coastal mound becomes a key to ancient connectivity. #Archaeology #PersianGulf #BronzeAge #AncientTrade https://www.anthropology.net/p/stones-seas-and-shifting-powers-rethinking

Stones, Seas, and Shifting Powers: Rethinking Tell Abraq’s Long Life on the Gulf

How one coastal mound reveals three millennia of influence, ambition, and spiritual traffic across the Persian Gulf

Anthropology.net

Roman Mar 18, 2025

🪔 New blog post: "Bridging the North Sea" - how Romans used the North Sea as a highway, not a barrier. Our friend @michelgybels has been working with archaeologists studying the ancient ports, forts and trade networks connecting Britain, France, Belgium & Netherlands. After one year, the project is revealing fascinating details about Roman coastal life and the urgent need to document sites threatened by rising seas.
🔗 https://www.timetravelrome.com/2025/03/16/bridging-the-north-sea-unveiling-the-roman-maritime-network/
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Bridging the North Sea: Unveiling the Roman Maritime Network – Time Travel Rome

Archaeology News

Feb 15, 2025

2,500-year-old burial site in Israel’s Negev reveals ancient trade routes

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,500-year-old burial site in the Negev, claiming that it provides insights into ancient trade networks already connecting Arabia, Phoenicia, Egypt, and even southern Europe...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/2500-year-old-burial-site-in-israels-negev/

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2,500-year-old burial site in Israel’s Negev reveals ancient trade routes

Archaeologists discovered a 2,500-year-old Negev burial site, revealing ancient trade links across Arabia, Phoenicia, Egypt, and southern Europe

Archaeology News Online Magazine

Tom Maxwell Jun 28, 2024

“It is believed that the Fuente Magna was probably crafted by Sumerian people who settled in Bolivia sometime after 2500 BC. The Sumerians used seaworthy ships that were known to sail to the distant Indian Subcontinent. Some Sumerian ships most likely made their way around South Africa and entered one of the currents in the area that lead from Africa across the Atlantic to South America and thence to the Pacific Ocean.”
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https://faculty.ucr.edu/~legneref/archeol/fuentema.htm