Perched high above the Calavon Valley, this village seems to spill down the rocky slope, with stone houses layered against a ...

AS tensions flare up between modern-day Iran and Israel — through drone warfare, cyberattacks and regional proxy clashes — ...

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

What makes the exhibition unique is its tour route. According to its curator, Angela Tecce, the exhibition began in Italy, the end point of the ancient Silk Road. It has toured several countries and ...

After more than 2,000 years, this ancient canal is still full of vitality. Its functions have expanded from the initial military transport to shipping, irrigation, flood discharge, water replenishment ...

The idea of economic corridors goes back to ancient times, the most famous being the Silk Road, which linked the Far East, especially China, with Europe. According to UNESCO, “The tax from ...

A map (left) of the Silk Road during the Western Han Dynasty. Another map (right) showing the location of the newfound burial (red triangle). The black triangles are cinnabar mines.

In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have identified two lost cities that thrived along the fabled Silk Road trade route from the 6th to ...

Kashmir’s historical relationship with Central Asia is deeply entrenched and stretches back to ancient times. The region has long been a meeting ground for diverse peoples, ideas, and cultures ...

Tugunbulak occupies approximately 120 hectares (1.2 sq. kilometers) and shows evidence of over 300 unique structures, which vary in size from 30 to 4,300 sq. meters.