Two medieval cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan were bustling centers of Silk Road ... maps This was the first-ever use of cutting-edge drone-based LiDAR in Central Asia. LiDAR is a detection ...

The Silk Road was a network of land and sea-based trade routes that connected parts of the African, Asian, and European ...

The Silk Road's history took a sudden turn after archaeologists discovered a series of hidden cities beneath Uzbekistan's ...

On the 'Golden Eagle' train in Central Asia, writer Maggie Shipstead follows the historic Silk Road and witnesses, in some ...

At its geographic crossroads in Central Asia, where kingdoms of middlemen grew rich, the Silk Road’s goods flowed radially in all directions. North to the Russian principalities. South to Persia ...

The Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor is a key section of the Silk Roads in Central Asia that connects other corridors from all directions. Located in rugged mountains, fertile river valleys, and ...

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 ...

After China and Tajikistan signed a cooperation agreement to build the longest road bridge in Central Asia in the country ... a memorandum to build the Silk Road Economic Belt, making Tajikistan ...

is the single most important group of Silk Road-related luxury items still in existence. This collection reflects the arts of the Mediterranean world, Persia, India, Central Asia, China, Korea and ...