Book contents
- Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond
- Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 The Garamantes and the Origins of Saharan Trade
- Part I Connectivity and Networks
- Part II Trade in Organic Materials
- 8 Visible and Invisible Commodities of Trade:
- 9 Textiles and Textile Trade in the First Millennium AD
- 10 Circulation and Trade of Textiles in the Southern Borders of Roman Africa
- Part III Trade in Inorganic Materials
- Index
- References
8 - Visible and Invisible Commodities of Trade:
The Significance of Organic Materials in Saharan Trade
from Part II - Trade in Organic Materials
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 17 November 2017
Book contents
- Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond
- Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 The Garamantes and the Origins of Saharan Trade
- Part I Connectivity and Networks
- Part II Trade in Organic Materials
- 8 Visible and Invisible Commodities of Trade:
- 9 Textiles and Textile Trade in the First Millennium AD
- 10 Circulation and Trade of Textiles in the Southern Borders of Roman Africa
- Part III Trade in Inorganic Materials
- Index
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Trade in the Ancient Sahara and Beyond , pp. 211 - 230Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017
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