Scientists discover ancient silk production in Uzbekistan nearly 2,000 years before the Silk Road
- image AI generatedFor generations, the history of silk has been told in a fairly straightforward way.
- Domesticated silkworms emerged in ancient China, silk travelled westward once the Silk Road developed, and the knowledge required to raise silkworms followed the same route.
- That sequence has shaped both archaeological research and popular history for decades.
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- image AI generatedFor generations, the history of silk has been told in a fairly straightforward way.
- Domesticated silkworms emerged in ancient China, silk travelled westward once the Silk Road developed, and the knowledge required to raise silkworms followed the same route.
- That sequence has shaped both archaeological research and popular history for decades.
Sources: Times of India