Silk Road Chronology
Prior to 1000 BC Circa 3200 BC The horse is domesticated on the south Russian steppe. Circa 3000 BC Silk cloth is produced in China. Circa 3000 BC Sumerians develop a writing system. Circa 2500 BC The Bactrian and Arabian camels are domesticated. Circa 1600-1046 BC The oldest known proto-porcelain