Flow Accumulation (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Flow Accumulation

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An aggregate 'flow accumulation' model finds that nearly 75 percent of ancient Silk Road sites in the Inner Asian highlands fall along pathways (shown in red) that ancient Central Asian nomads likely used to move herds to prime summer pastures.

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Illustration by M.Frachetti/ T. Bukowski.

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