12. Gojko Barjamovic: International trade

12/09/20 • 35 min

Gojko reveals the amazing scale and scope of international trade in the ancient Middle East. And the incredible detail in which we can study it. The Assyrian trade network was not the exception we used to think it was. The traders’ business records document a system that has much to offer wider historical study.

2:39 what is trade?

5:10 about the Old Assyrian Colony Period

9:31 what the ancient archives tell us

12:49 was Assur normal or exceptional?

17:44 the significance of the scope and scale of the trade

21:52 who were these traders?

30:43 the relation between trade and political organisation

Academia: https://harvard.academia.edu/GojkoBarjamovic

University page: https://nelc.fas.harvard.edu/people/gojko-barjamovic

Music by Ruba Hillawi

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2:39 what is trade?

5:10 about the Old Assyrian Colony Period

9:31 what the ancient archives tell us

12:49 was Assur normal or exceptional?

17:44 the significance of the scope and scale of the trade

21:52 who were these traders?

30:43 the relation between trade and political organisation

Academia: https://harvard.academia.edu/GojkoBarjamovic

University page: https://nelc.fas.harvard.edu/people/gojko-barjamovic

Music by Ruba Hillawi

Website: http://wedgepod.org

YouTube:

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @wedge_pod

Patreon: http://Patreon.com/WedgePod

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EDUU: https://site.unibo.it/eduu/en/project

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Thin End of the Wedge - 12. Gojko Barjamovic: International trade

Transcript

Jon Taylor00:00:13.710

Hello, and welcome to the Thin End of the Wedge. The podcast where experts from around the world share new and interesting stories about life in the ancient Middle East. My name is Jon. Each episode I talk to friends and colleagues, and get them to explain their work in a way we can all understand.

Jon Taylor00:00:32.700

It seems as though money has always made the world go round, even before money itself existed.