The routes of slave trade in Eastern Europe in the medieval and pre-modern period extended all the way to the Caspian Sea and Central Asia. A recent study completed at the University of Eastern ...

Languages: English, Spanish An aerial survey has revealed hundreds of medieval ... of ancient trade routes that connected civilizations across Eurasia, from the Far East to Europe.

Science is helping researchers judge books by their covers — and revealing surprising beneficiaries of medieval trading routes in the ... were part of an extensive trade network.

Born in Venice in 1254, Polo traveled the Silk Road, a medieval trade route connecting Europe to Asia, between 1271-95, spending 17 of those years in China as a prominent figure in the flourishing ...

A time of innovation, philosophy, and legendary works of art: the realities of the medieval period (500 to 1500 C.E.) in Europe may surprise ... engaged in complex trade, while civilizations ...

Medieval Norse settlers in Greenland travelled deep into the Arctic, including parts of what is now Canada, to hunt walruses and feed Europe’s booming ivory trade, suggests a recent study.