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Key Finding
What the caravan carries, centuries keep
Surviving artisan traditions by trade-route connectivity, 650–1150 CE
Trade-connected
Isolated settlements
0%
20%
40%
60%
650 CE
750
850
950
1050
1150 CE
Peak divergence
72%
6%
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