claim · claim_no_bronze_age_silk_road_lines
The 1600-800 BCE map should not draw linear Silk Road routes.
The 1600-800 BCE map should not draw linear Silk Road routes.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
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Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
- supports · supports assignment and caveat
Archaeobotanical investigations at high-elevation sites of the Pamir Mountains and Fergana foothills — Kseniia Boxleitner, Robert N. Spengler III, Valentina Alekseitseva, Temirlan Chargynov, Aida Abdykanova, Navruz Sayfuloev, Svetlana V. Shnaider (2026)Shows connectivity without a single route.
Locator: Highland-lowland connectivity discussion - supports · proposes interpretation
On the Question of Cultural Interactions between the Tarim Basin and the Fergana Basin in the Late Bronze Age — Li Yeyu (2026)Supports possible contact while leaving pathways uncertain.
Locator: Comparative contact evidence
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Referenced records
- Tien Shan highlands and piedmonts · entity
- Ferghana Valley · entity
- Zeravshan Valley and mountain corridor · entity
- Xinjiang and eastern Tien Shan connection frame · entity