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... caravans coming from far away always found him a willing listener for their tales and one whose cash box was always dipped into when they brought him rare plants , animal or farm products . It was only for expensive silk that he had no ...
... caravans coming from far away always found him a willing listener for their tales and one whose cash box was always dipped into when they brought him rare plants , animal or farm products . It was only for expensive silk that he had no ...
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... caravans . One problem emerges : where did the Silk Road begin in China ? As a choice we have Loyang , the old Sinae Metropolis and Ch'angan ( Sian ) that was named Sera Metropolis by the geographers of antiquity . Both places bear the ...
... caravans . One problem emerges : where did the Silk Road begin in China ? As a choice we have Loyang , the old Sinae Metropolis and Ch'angan ( Sian ) that was named Sera Metropolis by the geographers of antiquity . Both places bear the ...
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... caravan chose an alternative which had been increasingly resorted since 5 A.D .: from Tunhuang along the shortest way to Turfansenke . In this fertile group of oases the caravans halted to rest and gather new energy and then pushed on ...
... caravan chose an alternative which had been increasingly resorted since 5 A.D .: from Tunhuang along the shortest way to Turfansenke . In this fertile group of oases the caravans halted to rest and gather new energy and then pushed on ...
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Novae and Pulsars | 1 |
Abacus Binary Numbers and Magic Squares | 23 |
Maps on Paper Silk and Stone | 36 |
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