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.In a ...

Known as Tugunbulak and Tashbulak, the medieval centres were discovered in the Pamir mountains of eastern Uzbekistan. The ...

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

The Registan is the square in the heart of the ancient Silk Road hub of Samarqand, now a World Heritage site in Uzbekistan. Restoration of its medieval architecture began decades ago under the ...

archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of two medieval cities hidden in the grassy mountains of eastern Uzbekistan, challenging long-held assumptions about the fabled Silk Road and its ...

Previously, the Silk Road was believed to only pass through lowlands. "These highland urban centers weren't just surviving, they were thriving — in ways that defy expectations of what medieval ...

the mere mention of the Silk Road to any medieval adventurer would have them wide-eyed with wonder. This transcontinental trading route was the main corridor between the East and West for ...

Quite likely, they hitched a ride along the Silk Road. A team of Chinese researchers ... Asia—but is akin to that of a cat found in the medieval city of Dhzankent in Kazakhstan.