Silk road
Exhibitionspreview
In a new exhibition, Silk Roads lead to British Museum
The show explores ancient transnational trade route from China to Central Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe
Exhibitionspreview
When Saharan sands glittered with gold: how the world's largest desert was a major medieval trade route
New exhibition at the Block Museum of Art looks at the artefacts that flowed through the region assisted by the spread of Islam