Season 5 Episode 3: Trans-Saharan Trade in the Garamantes Civilization

History of Africa - A podcast by The History of Africa Podcast - Mondays

Horses, carbuncles, gold, salt, and more. What do all these things have in common? They were first traded across the Sahara by the Garamantes. Today's episode discusses the earliest rise of Garamantian trans-Saharan trade, the first documented example of trade across the vast desert.