British Museum Special: The Silk Roads
5 Episodes
In collaboration with the British Museum and Peter Frankopan, History Hit Live present a study day of talks designed around deepening understanding of the Silk Roads. Watch the talks by British Museum curators and leading academics in full here.
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South Asia Through The Ages: The Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery
Episode 1
British Museum curator Richard Blurton provides History Hit viewers a tour of some of the remarkable artefacts that make up the South Asian exhibition, on display at the Sir Joseph Hotung Gallery.
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41:34Episode 2The Silk Roads: Changing Perspectives
Episode 2
Professor Michael Scott talks about the changing perceptions of goods and peoples on the early Silk Road.
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29:32Episode 3The Silk Roads: Trade and Movement
Episode 3
British Museum Curator St John Simpson talks about the Sasanian empire, the Silk Road and new archaeological evidence for trade and movement across the frontiers of Late Antiquity.
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32:58Episode 4The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion
Episode 4
Frances Wood, SOAS Research Associate gives a talk on the importance of the Silk Roads in the movement of ideas and religions across Central Asia, from Buddhism to Nestorian Christianity.
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29:17Episode 5The Silk Roads: Buddhist Art
Episode 5
British Museum Curator Yu-Ping Luk talks about Buddhist art along the Silk Roads with a focus on the British Museum's Dunhuang and Xinjiang collections.
