Traders along the Silk Road had to weigh the risks and expenses of long-distance transport, paying taxes, securing their caravans and facing unpredictable tolls. Similarly, enterprises today must ...

Multiple ancient cultures converge at this city on the Silk Road in Central Asia, where historical attractions predate the ...

PALMYRA, Syria — This ancient city, once one of the most important stops on the Silk Road, bears the scars ... of the sprawling oasis city where caravans carried silk, spices and other goods ...

His Highness spoke of several ancient trade routes that predated the Silk Road. One such route began in the Arabian Gulf and extended to Basra, from where caravans would journey to Aleppo, then Tarsus ...

resulted in new evidence of the existence of the Incense Road, which was as important to the civilization of the West as the Silk Road was to that of the East. When Zarins and his team explored ...

They had real estate savvy, establishing their city at the meeting point of several routes on which caravans shipped spices ... to booming trade routes: the Silk Road to the north, Mediterranean ...

Two major archaeological sites along the ancient Silk Road opened to the public in northwest China on Thursday, the first day of the May Day holiday, offering new choices for travelers keen to ...