Oldest silk cocoons found in Uzbekistan, 2,000 years before the Silk Road
Three Bombyx mori cocoons discovered in Uzbekistan date back to the 2nd millennium BCE, far earlier than the historical Silk Road.
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The fact
This archaeological discovery reshapes the timeline of ancient silk production and its early circulation in Central Asia.
Results suggest textile trade routes emerged long before the establishment of the Silk Road as conventionally understood.
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Why it matters
Cette découverte archéologique majeure repousse l'histoire de la sériciculture et réécrit la chronologie des échanges commerciaux asiatiques antiques.
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