Initial_District_161 t1_iyl0fee wrote on December 2, 2022 at 4:12 AM Reply to comment by [deleted] in Gold from ancient Troy, Poliochni and Ur had the same origin by Darth_Kahuna No, we didn't. We knew they existed over thousands of MILES but for those same routes to have existed for thousands of YEARS is different. Permalink Parent 4
Initial_District_161 t1_iykzyvx wrote on December 2, 2022 at 4:08 AM Reply to comment by [deleted] in Gold from ancient Troy, Poliochni and Ur had the same origin by Darth_Kahuna >How is that surprising? Because it implies trade networks across millennia. Permalink Parent 7
Initial_District_161 t1_iyl0fee wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Gold from ancient Troy, Poliochni and Ur had the same origin by Darth_Kahuna
No, we didn't.
We knew they existed over thousands of MILES but for those same routes to have existed for thousands of YEARS is different.