Once a thriving hub of commerce, learning, and military strategy along the Silk Road, the ancient city of Sauran stands today as one of Kazakhstan’s most remarkable remnants of medieval urban culture.

The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes between Europe ... the second century BC and the 15th century AD," said the Times. Several cities emerged along the route but "once trade ...

Languages: English, Spanish An aerial survey has revealed hundreds of medieval archaeological features thousands of feet above sea level along the famous Silk Road—a network of ancient trade ...

Researchers have discovered the remains of medieval cities perched above the ancient ... Silk Road was not just one, but many trade routes through Central Asia, as shown on this large wall map ...

The history of the Silk Road, a vast network of ancient and medieval trade routes ... who led a team that used drone-based lidar to map two mountainous cities at the western end of Tien Shan ...

Scientists Document Lost Mountain Cities on Silk Road in Uzbekistan By Will Dunham ... rare occurrence but is much more exceptional in ancient times," Frachetti said. (Reporting by Will Dunham ...

Historian Fang Gang told the Global Times that the site's mural paintings ... proof of how diverse cultures converged along the ancient Silk Road." "It is an epitome of ancient Buddhist beliefs ...

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. The Ya'er Lake Grottoes ...