In his writings, Polo noted Khotan’s wealth as an outpost on the Silk Road, the route ... possible notes on the ancient city ... were entered in my diary.” Art in the desertNumerous paintings ...

Though much of the art of the Silk Road was created to encourage religious devotion, today we value it also as a source of precious historical information. Buddhist cave murals often, for example, ...

Ancient Silk Road Art Faces Risks From Climate Change in China Dunhuang caves are at increasing risk of damage: Greenpeace Sites data back to 4th Century and are famed for Buddhist art ...

In this episode of Silk Road Adventures ... unveils ancient Sogdian murals, offering a rare glimpse into 7th-century life. In Konigil, craftsman Zarif Mukhtarov revives the lost art of Samarkand ...

The Silk Road, a vast web of interconnected trade paths ... through the rugged mountains of eastern Uzbekistan. Signs of ancient habitation, including burial sites, pottery fragments, and remnants ...

Uzbekistan’s tradition of silk production has been a hallmark of its cultural and economic landscape for millennia, with deep roots tracing back to the ancient Silk Road. Today, Uzbekistan is ...

Stewart is coeditor of the fourth volume, From Apollo to Buddha: Hellenistic Art and the Silk Road Arts ... a glimpse of the overall picture of ancient cultural exchanges between China and ...

In the mountains of Uzbekistan, researchers using new remote sensing technology have discovered a series of cities including a major medieval metropolis “hidden in plain site” above the ...