last Sunday Jean-Luc and me made the announced M.Polo excursion to Bonn for visiting the exhibition: Die Krim - Goldene Insel im Schwarzen Meer at the LVR-Landesmuseum of Bonn. The exhibition presents a multitude of artefacts belonging to different ancient peoples: Greeks, Scythians ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scythians ) and Goths ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goths ), that come mainly from tombs and kurgans. Of particular interest the well restored East Chinese lacquer boxes coming from the Scythian necropolis of Ust'-Al'ma (http://www.chersonesos.org/?p=out_ant_ustalma&l=eng - see also the article at: http://www.e-anthropology.com/English/Catalog/Archaeology/STM_DWL_Ir68_AnUFVjPGo6bf.aspx - in Russian). The presence of these boxes in Crimea withnesses that the Silk Road ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road ) was an active exchange link between Europe and Asia not only in the Middle Age, at the time of Marco Polo, but also long time before. The attached images give an idea about the mix of cultures flourished in Crimea in the ancient times. In case of interest, tell us your opinion.
Salutations
Giancarlo
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