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History of Oriental
Rugs
The history of the hand made rug making
started from the fourth century B.C. This carpet, known as the Pazyrk
Carpet, discovered in 1949 frozen inside a burial mound in Siberia.
According the many carpet experts the Pazyrk carpet was woven in the
Caucasus. History shows that rugs making have been woven and traded since
ancient times.
Throughout the Middle East carpets
are viewed not only as objects of daily life but as a form of savings. The
carpets are often collected by families and kept in a special bank
vault. These carpets can be sold if money is needed.
The world famous traveler Marco Polo traveled Through the Caucasus
and Anatolia in 1271 and described the beauty of the Turkish and Caucasian
rugs
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