Crimson Gold: A History of Europe's First Great Trade Network

Описание: 7,000 years ago, long before the age of metals, a mysterious object of immense power and prestige appeared in the heart of Europe. It was a seashell, the thorny oyster Spondylus, a flash of crimson and cream from a sea a thousand miles away. This was Europe's first jewel, its first status symbol, and its first currency.
This documentary investigates the incredible economic history of the "Crimson Gold" trade, the very first great network of ancient trade to connect the European continent. We reveal how the desire for this single, exotic shell shattered the isolation of prehistoric peoples, created the first long-distance supply chains, and gave birth to the very concept of wealth, power, and social hierarchy in "Old Europe."
Join our archaeological investigation as we uncover:
► The mystique of the "thorny oyster" and why it became the ultimate status symbol.
► The perilous harvest: the story of the world's first, and most daring, specialist free-divers.
► The "Danube Highway": charting the prehistoric river routes that formed Europe's first economic arteries.
► The birth of the "Big Man": how control of this trade forged the first powerful chieftains.
► The Varna Treasure: how the profits from this shell trade funded the oldest gold hoard in history.
This is the forgotten story of the dawn of the European economy, a world forged not by the sword, but by the simple, timeless human desire for a beautiful object.
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