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These theories run counter to the idea that the East and West developed civilizations independently, but suggest that some form of cultural exchanges took place.

These theories run counter to the idea that the East and West developed civilizations independently, but suggest that some form of cultural exchanges took place.

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The supply of [[jade]] from the [[Tarim Basin]] from ancient times is well excavated, according to {{Harvcoltxt|Liu|2001}}: "It is well known that ancient Chinese rulers had a strong attachment to jade. All of the jade items excavated from the tomb of Fuhao of the [[Shang dynasty]], more than 750 pieces, were from [[Khotan]] in modern [[Xinjiang]]. As early as the mid-first millennium BC the Yuezhi engaged in the jade trade, of which the major consumers were the rulers of agricultural China."

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The supply of [[jade]] from the [[Tarim Basin]] from ancient times is well excavated, according to {{Harvcoltxt|Liu|2001}}: "It is well known that ancient Chinese rulers had a strong attachment to jade. All of the jade items excavated from the [[Tomb of Fu Hao|tomb of Fuhao]] of the [[Shang dynasty]], more than 750 pieces, were from [[Khotan]] in modern [[Xinjiang]]. As early as the mid-first millennium BC the Yuezhi engaged in the jade trade, of which the major consumers were the rulers of agricultural China."

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