A ship stitched together with coir ropes and resins has been launched by India. The ship made with ancient techniques will set sail to Oman this year to celebrate India's maritime excellence of yore.

In all these ways, the precocious globalism of the medieval Indian Ocean anticipated our own ... As profitable as global trade was, it was not exactly a pleasant profession, especially for ...

Part 1: Roman Merchant As a Roman trader you have just one goal as you sail the Indian Ocean – bring a ... on the crossroads of world trade routes since ancient times. You intend to use this ...

“Trade has always been at the heart of Oman’s identity; Centuries ago, Omani sailors set sail across the Indian Ocean, navigating as far as the eastern coast of Africa, India, and China. They traded ...

In the 17th century, the Indian ocean slave trade was arguably on a bigger scale than the Atlantic slave trade. The hub of this vile industry was in modern-day Tanzania, an area that specialized ...