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Cultural Selection: The Early Maritime Silk Roads and the Emergence of Stone Ornament Workshops in Southeast Asian Port Settlements

Cultural Selection: The Early Maritime Silk Roads and the Emergence of Stone Ornament Workshops in Southeast Asian Port Settlements © cobalt123/flikr Numerous regions of South and Southeast Asia were directly involved with, and connected by, the maritime Silk Roads at various points in history. In particular, around the beginning of the 1st century CE, a great expansion of international trade occurred, driven by the demand for luxury goods from both Ancient Rome and China. While caravans carried goods relatively slowly along the land routes of the Silk Roads between the Indian Subcontinent and China, ships travelled more rapidly from ports on the Indian sub-continent to Southeast Asia and further East, transporting a wide range of goods that included spices, aromatic woods, resins, and precious gems and stones. Alongside this trade, artists and artisans travelled widely, bringing with them precious works of art and religious objects, which help