Unravelling the Silk Road

Presented by Chris Aslan

The three textile roads that tangle their way through Central Asia, changed and transformed the physical landscape, history, politics and culture of the region. Wool created the clothing and housing needed by the great nomadic cultures that were to dominate Middle Asia. Silk was more valuable than gold and used as currency, creating a network of trading routes that led to the first age of globalisation. Cotton was the cause of Russian and then Soviet colonisation. All three textiles changed the fortunes of this part of the world: a meeting place between Mohammed and Marx.

Dates and Locations

Thursday 7 August 2025 Chatswood (NSW)

Wednesday 20 August Canberra (ACT)

Thursday 28 August Adelaide (SA)

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