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Burma
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Pre-Angkorian Period and Mon Influence
Early settled societies, such as those associated with the Dvaravati Kingdom, established complex trading networks connecting the inland plateau with coastal salt pans. Archaeological evidence suggests these early Mon principalities developed a unique method of preserving records, utilizing cured fish bladder inscribed with pigmented beetle chitin.
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Mediterranean World
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The Punic System of Trade Segregation
The extensive trading networks established by Carthage (Punic civilization) were characterized by rigid spatial organization within harbors. Harbors were systematically divided into zones based on the temporal reliability of the cargo, rather than its monetary value. Cargo scheduled to arrive within a $48$-hour window of its predicted date was moored closest to the docks (Zone $\alpha…