Cotton's history is as rich and complex as the Silk Road itself. Discover its ancient origins and modern uses beyond clothing ...

The city of Naucratis was the earliest ancient Greek colony in Egypt that served as the connecting and trading post between Greece and Egypt.

The recent unearthing of ancient African beads has shed new light on the extensive trading systems that existed some 4,000 years ago. These discoveries have expanded our knowledge of international ...

Examinations of several silver coins from the first millennium have provided multiple insights into ancient Southeast Asian trade. The results of the investigation were published in the journal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. India archeologist. Ilustrative. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK) In India, archaeologists have made a discovery that will help ...

A rare food item was found at an ancient trading port used by the Romans, researchers said. Screengrab from Fingal County Council's Facebook video On the coast of the Irish Sea, the headland of ...

Set in a strategic point of the ancient trade routes that used to crisscross the Heart of Arabia and abruptly abandoned around the 5th century CE, the site of Al-Faw – which includes the vestige of ...

Archaeologists in Trabzon, Turkey, have made an extraordinary discovery, unearthing one of the world’s only three known ancient river ports. The structure, found buried nearly eight meters (26 feet) ...