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Quseir al-Qadim is the name of a Red Sea port that saw frequent trade with ancient India.鈥擨nscriptions in Tamil language and Tamil Brahmi script have been found on potsherds at another Red Sea port, Quseir al-Qadim, dating back to the first centuries CE. Since there was no Suez Canal in those days, goods traded in either direction had to be offloaded in Egypt, either at Alexandria on the Mediterranean or at some Red Sea port, and carried overland. East Africa was also part of this trade network. The same sea routes were later much frequented by the Arabs for their trade with Indian ports.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Roman Egypt to peninsular India (patterns of trade) (by Sunil Gupta)

1.2. Red Sea: Harbours and Coastal Settlements < [Chapter 4 - Archaeological review of Indo-Roman trade]

2(b). Social and Cultural Determinants of Exchange < [Chapter 3 - Commodities of Trade and Determinants of Exchange]

4. Mediterranean Glass/Glassware < [Chapter 2 - Archaeological Indicators of Mediterranean Sea Trade]

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