On the spread of international trade in antiquity: during excavations of the Etruscan city of Lattara in the south of France, fragments of woollen goods were found, dated to the 5th-6th centuries BC and made, quite definitely, from the wool still famous t

On the spread of international trade in antiquity: during excavations of the Etruscan city of Lattara in the south of France, fragments of woollen goods were found, dated to the 5th-6th centuries BC and made, quite definitely, from the wool still famous today, produced in Kashmir. Wool from the high plateaus of Central Asia and Tibet was carried across half the world so that yarn might be spun in Gaul and luxury fabrics produced for well-to-do buyers.

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At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free

At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free. So, here is the

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On the spread of international trade in antiquity: during excavations of the Etruscan city of Lattara in the south of France, fragments of woollen goods were found, dated to the 5th-6th centuries BC and made, quite definitely, from the wool still famous t

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At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free

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