India's historical currency pieces, ranging from cowrie shells to coins like the Half Anna, Durmi, and Paisa, reflect the ...

Russia and China are planning to revive the age-old practice of barter trade to get around Western ... banks from the widely used SWIFT messaging system. However, this strategy has been hitting ...

However, for many parts of the coast, where there are no ancient volcanos, good quality obsidian cannot be found locally. Thus, people had to rely on long-distance trade networks to access this valued ...