What kind of evidence do historians use to find out about trade and trade routes?


Following evidences are analyzed by archaeologists to find out about trade and trader routes:

1. The potteries found at archaeological sites.


2. The notebooks and books of the travelers.


3. The distribution of foreign items for instance presence of Roman gold coin in south India indicates trade between south India and Rome.


4. Poems composed by Sangam poets.


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