New detection technologies have helped a team of American and Uzbekistani researchers map a pair of cities that were once part of the ancient Silk Road trade route across Asia. Aerial light ...

Hiding in plain sight. Two cities have been found in Central Asia along what was formerly the Silk Road, according to a study published in the journal Nature.The cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak ...

The Silk Road conjures images of caravans, desert steppes and adventurers like Marco Polo navigating the ancient trading routes connecting China with India, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. China’s ...

High in the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists have mapped the footprints of two medieval cities that thrived along the Silk Road more than 1,000 years ago. The team of researchers—led by ...

The Silk Road was an ancient network of trade routes that connected the East and West, spanning from China to the Mediterranean. It played a crucial role in facilitating not only the exchange of ...

The history of the Silk Road, a vast network of ancient and medieval trade routes connecting Beijing and Hangzhou with Constantinople and Cairo, has mostly been focused on its endpoints: China and ...

Faunal remains, ranging from horses, sheep, and goats to fish and game birds, reveal a mixed economy based on pastoralism, ...

Scientists Document Lost Mountain Cities on Silk Road in Uzbekistan By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for further cooperation with Italy on Monday at a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, saying the two countries were the ends of the ...

A total of 110 artifacts, including pottery and bronze items, unearthed from the Beiting Ancient City site, a key hub along the ancient Silk Road in today's Xinjiang Uygur ­Autonomous Region in ...

This photo taken on June 12, 2025 shows the glazed bracelets displayed at the China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province. A great number of exhibits ...