Archaic globalization is a research concept and historical framework that investigates the patterns and processes of long-distance interconnectedness, exchange, and interaction between spatially separated societies and regions *prior* to the advent of modern globalization (typically before the Age of Discovery or the industrial era). This concept examines the formation and evolution of trans-regional networks involving trade, migration, cultural diffusion, technological transfer, and political influence, characterizing them by their relatively slower speed, smaller scale, higher costs, and reliance on specific pre-industrial technologies and organizational forms, thereby offering insights into the deep historical roots of global integration and providing a comparative lens for analyzing subsequent phases of globalization.