Economies of the Edge

This volume offers a new perspective on trans-Eurasian connectivity between 300 BCE and 300 CE. It focuses on border regions as key sites of economic interaction and transformation. Beyond classic center-periphery models and static notions of ‘Silk Road’ routes, the contributions examine how imperial expansion, regional political economies and decentralised trade networks shaped long-distance trade. Archaeological, textual and numismatic case studies reveal border regions as dynamic spaces of innovation, negotiation and interregional entanglements.