The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes between Europe and Asia that "facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas between people from China to Venice between the second century BC and ...

It took over two years, but divers in Sicily finally scoured a shipwreck off the island's south shore, and found lots of ...

Scientists were surprised to find a medieval metropolis atop mountains, providing new insights into life along the ancient trade route. “This changes everything we thought we knew.” Lidar is ...

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Using drone-based lidar, researchers mapped two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Uzbekistan, revealing detailed urban structures significant to the Silk Road's history. The first use of d ...

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Nor was China, the alleged terminus of the Silk Roads in most versions of its conception, ever the main destination of ...

The discovery suggests that trade routes along the Silk Road were far more complex than previously understood.

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Iraq wants to open up ancient trade routes to create a new "Silk Road" of highways, railways and ports linking the Gulf to Europe to rival the Suez Canal as a trade route. The country is planning ...

Recreating Gupta-era ship for first voyage by 2025, reviving ancient maritime heritage with support from Indian Navy and ...

Scientists have gained new insight into the Silk Road through the discovery of two abandoned cities. Located in southeastern ...