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Record No. 27740
The development of trade routes in the Early Second Millennium B.C.
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al-Maqdissi, M. (2008) The development of trade routes in the Early Second Millennium B.C. In: Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C., New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp. 42–44.
ISBN/ISSN: 9780300000000 | Sinkankas/Born No.: NIS/NIB | RWHL
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gems, glyptic, engraved gems, agate, cameo, intaglio, seals, cylinders, archaeology, archaeogemology, Egypt, Cyprus, Syria, Mesopotamia, Mediterranean, Levant
The Levant played a major role in international relations throughout the ancient Near East as early as the third millennium B.C. Recent excavations at several sites have contributed valuable information about the communication routes between the ports along the Syro-Levantine coast and cities in Egypt, Mesopotamia, Cyprus, and the Aegean. The region consisted of a number of distinct geographic areas. Based on an exhibtion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Nov. 18, 2008–Mar.15, 2009.