Roman jewellery found in ancient Japan tomb

Nineman.com.au ^ | Friday, June 22, 2012 | AFP

[SunkenCiv]

He must have doubted there would be such danger.

[Boogieman]

It’s bad writing, the chemical doesn’t actually melt glass, it’s just used in glass-making. You’d still need a glass kiln to melt the silicon-natron mixture.

[SES1066]

Remember 535 there was a climate anomaly that destroyed Northern and Western European civilization as well as Northern China's civilization.

If you are referring to year 535 AD/CE, where does this enter into this report? If this is a 5th century tomb, it is, as you yourself said, from a time between 401 and 500 AD. So either I misunderstand your post or it is a nonsequiter.

My belief is that the suggestion of the Silk Road is the "Occam Razor" answer since it is well known that the route existed for at least 600 years earlier bringing the silk to Rome. The effort to ship silk west would be ridiculous without equal value traveling east and jewelry was then as is now, high value for small volume and weight.

By most research this was done by actual end-to-end caravans going from trading terminuses in west China to the eastern Roman Empire. The final leg between China and Japan is minor in comparison.

[muawiyah]

Just setting the time frame a bit better ~ people often forget the good times quit rolling about 535 AD.

Thought I prefaced that enough so it'd be obvious.

[bunkerhill7]

A glass bead will roam.

[Lazamataz]

Tip your waitress, try the veal, I will be here all week.

God, I hope not. ;)

[blam]

"My belief is that the suggestion of the Silk Road is the "Occam Razor" answer since it is well known that the route existed for at least 600 years earlier bringing the silk to Rome. The effort to ship silk west would be ridiculous without equal value traveling east and jewelry was then as is now, high value for small volume and weight. "

Tocharians

[JeanLM]

Natron is another name for sodium hydroxide. Nasty stuff.

[UCANSEE2]

It’s bad writing

Is it me, or does that just seem to happen more often lately?

[Arrowhead1952]

I looked at that thread and saw a number of:

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Okay

Or banned or suspended posters. Reply 123 was a one post n00b back then who has never replied.

[Tainan]

In before the incoherent animus begins.

Well then, how about some authentic Frontier Gibberish?

[blam]

That was 9.5 years ago. A lot changes in that time.

[Grimmy]

Of course the Romans were sailing all over the orient.

Haven’t you been watching the Spartacus series’ on ... umm... I think it’s Showtime?

The ludicrous where the slaves were training for gladiators had a female slave that was obviously from New Zealand.

That right there is proof positive that Romans were in the asiatics.

[Boogieman]

It’s not you.

[SunkenCiv]

LOL!