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title: Ancient Armenian Seashells
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7711/ancient-armenian-seashells/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ancient Armenian Seashells

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Ancient Armenian Seashells](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7711.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7711.jpg)

## Image Caption

These ancient seashells came to what is present-day [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/) from the Persian Gulf and the [Mediterranean](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/mediterranean/) Sea via [trade](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/trade/). They date from the 15th-13th century BCE and attest to the region's importance as a crossroads of trade between [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/), [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/), and Asia. (Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Taronik, Armenia)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, November 28). Ancient Armenian Seashells. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7711/ancient-armenian-seashells/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Ancient Armenian Seashells." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 28, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7711/ancient-armenian-seashells/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Ancient Armenian Seashells." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Nov 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7711/ancient-armenian-seashells/>.

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