When does it all start: The beginnings of long distance trade
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When does it all start: The beginnings of long distance trade

By MANCENT, The Manchester ContinuingEducationNetwork

A series of lectures on the trade and exchange networks in Eurasia in the Neolithic and Bronze Age

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About this event

By the Iron Age all over the world, humans are exchanging things - as tribute, as gifts, as taxes, or as trade and sometimes over very long distances indeed. But when does this start? We will be looking at evidence from Eurasia (and a bit of Africa) that allows us to trace the rise of exchanging things over long distances, and which substances are particularly of interest to the people then, and to archaeologists now. We will be talking about tin, amber, obsidian, spices, stones and dyes, amongst others, but we will also look at early records from Mesopotamia and elsewhere and discuss how we are able to determine what the character of the exchange is. How do you tell a gift from tribute, and how do you define real trade?

Frequently asked questions

Will there be a week off?

The meeting of the 30 October is a designated Reading week, for you to catch up with your readings, recordings, or even your family. There will be no new lecture that day, unless we had to cancel one of the lectures due to unforeseen circumstances.

Will I have to attend in person or will there be a recording?

Please note all lectures will be recorded and distributed to the participants at the beginning of the next week. This should allow participants from different time zones, or those working catching up with the lectures. The recordings will remain available until the middle of July 2026.

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There is a known problem with some computers and Eventbrite for online events. If you are one of them, please contact us at mancent.courses@gmail.com so that we can issue PayPal invoices instead.

There isn't a detailed programme heading for each week? When will this go online?

I am currently reading a lot of material for the course and compiling the material, thus the detailed programme is still changing from week to week, as I include new and recently published material as I find it in the libraries. The final week by week breakdown will be available in late September

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