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New Approaches to Pre-Modern Maritime Networks

New Approaches to Pre-Modern Maritime Networks Asian Review of World Histories 4:2 (July 2016), 179-189 © 2016 The Asian Association of World Historians doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12773/arwh.2016.4.2.179 Introduction New Approaches to Pre-Modern Maritime Networks Masaki MUKAI Doshisha University, Japan In the field of world history research the Roman and Mongol Empires are often described as characterised by contact and in- tegration between distant regions of the Old World. It has long been known from historical and literary sources that port cities on the southern seaboard of the Eurasian landmass were con- nected by a wide-stretching maritime network or series of net- works during the above periods. However, despite recent ad- vances—stemming from archaeological research—in our knowledge of the material aspect of this exchange, deeper analy- sis of the structure and characteristics of the Eurasian maritime network(s) has been hampered by the relatively sparse, frag- mented nature of the data. The combination of methodological advances, such as the introduction of network analysis to the historical sciences, with new finds and advances in the fields of epigraphy and palaeogra- phy makes it possible to obtain a new picture of Eurasian mari- 180 | INTRODUCTION time history. Such studies have the potential to increase the breadth and depth of our http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian review of World Histories Brill

New Approaches to Pre-Modern Maritime Networks

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Asian Review of World Histories 4:2 (July 2016), 179-189 © 2016 The Asian Association of World Historians doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.12773/arwh.2016.4.2.179 Introduction New Approaches to Pre-Modern Maritime Networks Masaki MUKAI Doshisha University, Japan In the field of world history research the Roman and Mongol Empires are often described as characterised by contact and in- tegration between distant regions of the Old World. It has long been known from historical and literary sources that port cities on the southern seaboard of the Eurasian landmass were con- nected by a wide-stretching maritime network or series of net- works during the above periods. However, despite recent ad- vances—stemming from archaeological research—in our knowledge of the material aspect of this exchange, deeper analy- sis of the structure and characteristics of the Eurasian maritime network(s) has been hampered by the relatively sparse, frag- mented nature of the data. The combination of methodological advances, such as the introduction of network analysis to the historical sciences, with new finds and advances in the fields of epigraphy and palaeogra- phy makes it possible to obtain a new picture of Eurasian mari- 180 | INTRODUCTION time history. Such studies have the potential to increase the breadth and depth of our

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Published: Jun 29, 2016

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