Sericulture in Asia

Researchers working in Uzbekistan at archaeological sites of the Bronze Age discovered that local residents engaged in sericulture much earlier than previously thought.

Scientists found cocoons of the mulberry silkworm, for which they obtained direct radiocarbon dating — around 1940–1765 BC.

Additionally, the findings are supported by the fact that at three sites from the late III to mid II millennium BC, archaeologists found charcoal formed from white mulberry.

This is reported in an article published in the journal Science Advances.

Source: N+1