..........................XI1CONTEXT FOR THIS THEMATIC STUDY.........................................................11.1The purpose of the study.....ICOMOSinternational council on monuments and site*The Silk Roads: an ICOMOS Thematic studyby Tim Williams on behalf of ICOMOS 2014•KIThe Silk Roads: A Icomos_Whthematicstudy_Silkroads_Final_Lv_201406.Pdflobal Strategy.....................................................................21.2.2Cultural routes.....................................................................21.2.3Serial transnational World Heritage nominations of the Silk Roads...................31.2.4Ittingen expert meeting 2010... Icomos_Whthematicstudy_Silkroads_Final_Lv_201406.Pdf.....................................................32THE SILK ROADS: BACKGROUND, DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE.......................................62.1The
Silk Roads......................................................................62.2Silk Roads' misconceptions: neither silk nor roads...............ICOMOSinternational council on monuments and site*The Silk Roads: an ICOMOS Thematic studyby Tim Williams on behalf of ICOMOS 2014•KIThe Silk Roads: A Icomos_Whthematicstudy_Silkroads_Final_Lv_201406.Pdf...........................................112.5Chronological scope................................................................142.6Geography, climate & vegetation....................................................152.6.1Ecological zones.......................................................... Icomos_Whthematicstudy_Silkroads_Final_Lv_201406.Pdf.........15ICOMOSinternational council on monuments and site*The Silk Roads: an ICOMOS Thematic studyby Tim Williams on behalf of ICOMOS 2014•KIThe Silk Roads: AICOMOSinternational council on monuments and site*The Silk Roads: an ICOMOS Thematic studyby Tim Williams on behalf of ICOMOS 2014•KIThe Silk Roads: A