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The Incense Route of South Arabia: Frankincense and Myrrh
Before the Silk Road linked East and West, a network of desert trails carried frankincense and myrrh from the mountains of southern Arabia to the temples of Egypt, Greece, and Rome. This episode of Trade Routes That Changed Human History Forever traces the Incense Route from its source in the Dhofar region of modern Oman, through the trading kingdoms of the Sabaeans, Minaeans, and Qatabanians, to the ports of Gaza and Alexandria. We discuss the camel caravans that navigated the Rub' al Khali, the rituals of harvesting resin from Boswellia and Commiphora trees, the role of the Nabataeans…
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