Two medieval cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan were bustling centers of Silk Road trade between China, Arabia and Europe. Researchers have now mapped the cities using drone-borne LiDAR.

The Silk Road wasn’t a traditional road. Instead, it was a general network of trade routes that stretched between Europe and ...

Hidden in the towering mountains of Central Asia, along what has been called the Silk Road, archaeologists are uncovering two medieval cities that may have bustled with inhabitants a thousand ...

A map produced by the remote sensing technique called LiDAR shows Tugunbulak, an archaeological site in Uzbekistan. The medieval settlement was located along Central Asia's Silk Road.

Two high-altitude, medieval cities built by mobile herders along Silk Road trade routes in Central Asia have been hiding in plain sight — until now. Mountainous regions typically have been seen ...

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 ...

On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The old trade routes of the silk road give travellers endless options to explore central Asia, from lake-scattered mountain plateaus to ornate mausoleum complexes and lively cities packed with ...

When Chinese President Xi Jinping rolled out the red carpet for five regional leaders at the first China-Central Asia summit last month, the event was replete with historic symbols of the Silk ...

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“The Silk Road wasn’t just about the endpoints of China and the West,” he adds. “Major political forces were at play in Central Asia. The complex heart of the network was also a driver of ...

10/24/2024 October 24, 2024. Tugunbulak and Tashbulak, in the mountains of Uzbekistan, were bustling medieval centers of Silk Road trade between China, Arabia and Europe.