And today all around us, Beijing is pouring a trillion dollars into rebuilding a modern Silk Road trade network across Eurasia. How much would I give for a mouthful of water? How old is this Silk ...

A recent discovery in China reveals secrets about ancient peoples who lived in this region thousands of years ago. Ancient ...

Steer’s awe-inspiring photographs capture contemporary views of life along a series of 1,500-year-old trade routes.

The ancient Silk Road helped to integrated the old Chinese, Indian, Persian, Arabian, ancient Greek and Roman cultures and promoted the exchange of the Western and Oriental civilizations.

The Silk Road maintained its status for over a millennium ... thus ending centuries-old exchange of culture and religion between East and West. Though it hasn’t been used as an official route ...

Different cultures follow different practices, especially when death arrives. Some believe in mummification, while some ...

putting it in the time frame when the Silk Road was active with the trade of precious goods, including cinnabar. Related: Earliest evidence of mercury poisoning in humans found in 5,000-year-old ...

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is free after spending ... In that same photo the 40-year-old who'd been known as "Dread Pirate Roberts" on the dark web marketplace he founded was also seen ...

allowing visitors to experience the artistic appeal of the millennia-old grottoes through an immersive blend of virtual and physical elements. In 2014, a joint application from China, Kazakhstan and ...

At least 2,500 years old, with a current population of 600,000, Samarkand is one of the most iconic cities of the Silk Road, and its most iconic site is Registan Square, where the awe that had ...

Two Buddhist cave complexes along the ancient Silk Road in northwest China's Xinjiang ... including Chinese and Old Uygur. The caves are arranged in two tiers: an upper level which served as ...