Archaeological finds from East Scandinavia show that people in the north-western periphery of Eurasia at times had contact with networks in Asia. And archaeological research in Asia shows that areas that are perceived as 'a periphery' had their own history as communication routes and areas of innovation, and that certain raw materials at times were transported from west to east. Since the 19th century these networks are sometimes referred to as the Silk Roads, a term with its own history, worth exploring as is the question of what investments are needed to send a traveller along this route. These themes are covered in a well-illustrated volume with extensive bibliographies.
Author(s): Eva Myrdal (ed.)
Series: The Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, 81
Publisher: The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
Year: 2020
Language: English
Pages: 224
City: Stockholm
EDITOR’S PREFACE / Asia and Scandinavia: New perspectives on the Early Medieval Silk Roads 5
SUSAN WHITFIELD / The Expanding Silk Road: UNESCO and BRI 23
CHARLOTTE HEDENSTIERNA-JONSON / With Asia as neighbour: Archaeological evidence of contacts between Scandinavia and Central Asia in the Viking Age and the Tang Dynasty 43
EVA ANDERSSON STRAND / Travelling with textiles – production, consumption and trade in the Viking Age 65
TONG TAO / Ancient Silks from Western Tibet 89
ANNIKA LARSSON / Asian Silk in Scandinavian Viking Age Graves: Based on the boat- and chamber graves in the Eastern Mälar Valley 107
GUO WU / An overview of ancient amber artefacts excavated in China 149
JANKEN MYRDAL / Transmission of technology along the Silk Road – theoretical reflections and three examples 179
Bulletin of the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities editorial information 223
