CARAVANSARY

[theCryptofishist]

I think it is safe to say we are well versed in that field....

I thought it was going to be Rock the Casbah...

[Simon of the Playa]

all hail.

[Sunbeam56]

The silk road is usually discussed as the trade routes between China and the Meditteranean. But we know the trade we t deeper into Europe. The Russian nobility had no shortage of silk, as an example. Nor the French.
Anyone know whether there is any historical evidence of Vikings preying on the trade routes?

[Elliot]

The silk road is usually discussed as the trade routes between China and the Meditteranean. But we know the trade we t deeper into Europe. The Russian nobility had no shortage of silk, as an example. Nor the French.
Anyone know whether there is any historical evidence of Vikings preying on the trade routes?

A map on Norwegian Wikipedia shows them in the Black Sea thru the Mediterranean, and to the Caspian Sea thru Russia, but no further.

[theCryptofishist]

Norse traders got all the way to Constantinople...

And, of course, if the Rus were descendents of viking traders... But it's pretty much going to depend on the wax and wane of the silk trade and the arc of the vikings.

[Ugly Dougly]

This should help.
http://irisharchaeology.ie/2013/12/the- ... ge-buddha/
Can you imagine what that Viking was thinking when he (or she!) acquired the statuette?

A remarkable collection of religious items sourced from diverse lands was discovered during archaeological excavations on the Swedish island of Helgo. Located in Lake Malaren, to the west of Stockholm, this small island was an important Viking trading and manufacturing centre (6th-11th centuries AD). It has produced an enormous collection of artefacts, including numerous exotic finds such as Arabic coins, Frankish glass and metal-work from across western Europe.

Undoubtedly the most extraordinary find discovered during the excavations at Helgo was a small, bronze Buddha. This devotional figure dates from circa the 6th century AD and was probably made in Kashmir, on the Pakistan/India border. The Buddha has a silver urna on his forehead, symbolizing the third eye, while the ears have long lobes, the insignia of royalty. He sits in a meditative pose upon a double lotus throne, the latter representing purity. The Buddha probably arrived in Helgo via Swedish merchants whose eastern trade routes were concentrated along Russian rivers such as the Volga.

[Simon of the Playa]

[media]

[fernley1]

Caravansary 2014

[Simon of the Playa]

more than just a shtetl

[Roberto Dobbisano]

[media]

[oscillator]

[media]

[Simon of the Playa]

[media]

[Simon of the Playa]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Battuta

[Ugly Dougly]

[FIGJAM]

Three to a camel?

Quit bustin ma hump!!!

[chuckularone]

Someone is getting ready early...

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[unjonharley]

Someone is getting ready early...

camelOnBalcony.jpg

Lets see your "Gone in 30 seconds" now...

[Simon of the Playa]

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[Simon of the Playa]

take it.

[Simon of the Playa]

go with what you know...

[TT120]

Archer!

[theCryptofishist]

War is a big vector, but trade spreads disease all by itself...

So, stay away from camel farms.

[Simon of the Playa]

burning man souks, don't go.

[media]

[Simon of the Playa]

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[VultureChow]

The Souk email has just started going around the NYC community.

I thought it would be fun to make up obviously counterfeit Burning Man goods for "sale." 2015 Tickets where Burning Man is spelled wrong, etc.

But I'd need a barker.

[FIGJAM]

Woof?

[Dr. Pyro]

burning man souks, don't go.

[media]

Looks like Larry finally made it to the dentist. Too bad he still sounds positively retarded.

[TT120]

I don't think he's retarded, just REALLY REALLY stoned.

[unjonharley]

I don't think he's retarded, just REALLY REALLY stoned.

Two much window pane flash backs

[*Kat*]

Has anyone else also not been able to focus on what Larry says cause they ended up counting the times he'd take his glasses off and put them back on?