More than two generations after it was proposed, a modern version of the ancient Silk Road — an 87,500-mile web of highways and ferry routes connecting 32 Asian countries to Europe — is nearly ...

Traversed centuries ago by camel-back traders, two long-lost medieval cities that once thrived along the ancient Silk Road have been uncovered by drones sent searching for their secrets. For ...

KHORGOS, China -- Trade is thriving along the "modern Silk Road," which passes through a far-flung city on the border of China and Kazakhstan. Khorgos is about 3,500 kilometers due west of Beijing ...

Lidar mapping shows large walled cities thrived along the Silk Road in the Tien Shan mountains. Skip to content Ars Technica home. ... around 6,500 feet above sea level in modern-day Uzbekistan.