A new discovery of artifacts, recovered from a 2,000-year-old burial mound, shows off this little-known society’s ...

The Beiting Ancient City site a key hub along the ancient Silk Road in today's Xinjiang Uygur ­Autonomous Region in Northwest China Photo: VCG A total of 110 artifacts, including pottery and ...

Two major archaeological sites along the ancient Silk Road opened to the public in northwest China on Thursday, the first day ...

ASTANA — Once a thriving capital and strategic stronghold in Central Asia, the ancient city of Syganak in southern Kazakhstan ...

The 1938 excavation of the tomb of Zhang Qian, a pioneering envoy who helped establish the ancient Silk Road across Central Asia, launched the study of archaeology at Northwest University in China ...

An aerial drone photo taken on April 5, 2025 shows a view of the Ya'er Lake Grottoes in the city of Turpan, northwest China's ...

The Silk Road, the ancient trading route that spanned from Asia toward the West, is where we find journalist Paul Salopek these days. Salopek began his "Out of Eden" walk four years ago in Ethiopia.

Researchers have concluded that glass beads excavated from the tomb of a king in Fukuoka Prefecture were likely brought to Japan through the ancient Silk Road trade route network. A group of ...

The “Red Princess” was discovered at the Shengjindian cemetery, located in Xinjiang, China, a region central to the ancient Silk Road ... and precious metal artifacts. The fact thatcinnabar ...

[Photo/Xinhua] URUMQI -- Two Buddhist cave complexes along the ancient Silk Road in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region opened to the public for the first time on Saturday.

Two major archaeological sites along the ancient Silk Road opened to the public in northwest ... since 2010 at the site have unearthed abundant artifacts, including Buddhist scriptures in multiple ...