Complex sentence: According to Confucian texts, the discovery of silk production "B. mori" dates to about 2700 BC, although archaeological records point to silk cultivation as early as the Yangshao period (5000--3000 BC).
Split into simpler sentences: According to Confucian texts, the discovery of silk production. Mori dates to about 2700 BC, although archaeological records point to silk cultivation as early as the Yangshao period (5000--3000 BC).