Money may have originated through long distance trade, new theory suggests

Two of the most commonly accepted theories for the origin of money are the commodity theory and the chartalist theory. Both have drawbacks, but in recent years, the chartalist theory has gained much ...
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Going the distance Eurasian trade and the rise of the business corporation, 1400-1700 Ron Harris

"Long-distance oceanic and overland trade along the Eurasian landmass in the 1400s was largely dominated by Chinese, Indian, and Arabic traders and predominantly conducted over short trajectories by ...
Archaeology

Jade Artifacts Suggest Long-Distance Trade in China 5,000 Years Ago

CHIFENG CITY, CHINA—ARTnews reports that more than 100 jade dragon figurines have been recovered from a burial mound in Mongolia’s Yuanbaoshan archaeological site. The figurines have been dated to ...
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Worlds apart trading together the organisation of long-distance trade between Rome and India in antiquity Kasper Grønlund Evers

"'Worlds Apart Trading Together' sets out to replace the outdated notion of 'Indo-Roman trade' with a more informed perspective integrating the new findings of the last 30 years. In order to ...