### ch02p28 the Near East was well-connected > The human communities of the Near East were well connected: similarities in material culture show that ideas were traveling around. But goods were being exchanged as well – there’s evidence of the sought-after volcanic glass, obsidian, passing from one community to another, in a way that we might be brave enough to call trade. - [[Tamed by Alice Roberts#ch02p28 the Near East was well-connected|View in Vault]] - [n] Good reference for #articleseed/afterword for [[shipping past Eheu Isle]] or [[Finding Winged Island Story]]