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No empire developed silent trade, also called dumb barter (mute) or depot trade. This was a form of barter in which goods were exchanged without any direct contact between the traders. One group went to a customary spot, deposited the goods to be traded, and withdrew, sometimes giving a signal. It was practiced between traders who could not speak each other's language to trade without talking. It was practiced by tribes in Africa in their trade with India, in ancient Ghana, by the Kushites and the Aksumites of East Africa, in Lapland, Siberia, India, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Timor and New Guinea. The ancient Greek geographer Herodotus said that it was used in the gold trade between Carthage and Ghana.

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