Earliest silkworm farming evidence found in Uzbekistan predates Silk Road

Archaeological evidence suggests silkworm farming and silk production existed outside of China approximately 2,000 years before the established Silk Road trade route. Three 4,000-year-old silkworm cocoons were discovered in Uzbekistan, indicating an earlier transfer of this technology to Central Asia. This finding, published in Science Advances, challenges the traditional timeline of silk's global dissemination and highlights its significant impact on early human civilization. AI

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