Ancient roads in our region have evolved into modern highways over centuries built by kings and then governments. Silk Route, Grand Trunk Roag, Ring Road, all the Passes... Speak for the brilliance of the original visionaries behind these routes.
Amazing history nerd wormhole: Satellite data reveals caravan networks in Afghanistan from 16th-17th century (which perhaps unsurprisingly resemble the modern ring road...) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352226718300576#f0025 …pic.twitter.com/Bj9TVOObdx
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Absolutely! The article is based on that idea and directly seeks to rebut the "graveyard of empires" narratives, talking instead about how Afghanistan developed this incredibly advanced infrastructure of connection, trade, exchange...
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Could you please tell me how satellite images can tell the route which was in the past?
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It seems they used a combination of satellite data and historical materials - old travel diaries, sketches, paintings. (Although it seems a very complicated methodology where they tried to use as many sources as possible for each part of the route)
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