How LiDAR Helped Archaeologists Discover Two Lost Mountain Cities
Technology enables scientists to measure and discover things that would be impossible to find without it, like these lost ...
Researchers Discover Enormous Ancient Cities Hidden in Uzbekistan’s Mountains
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 ...
Lost Silk Road cities mapped using remote sensing
Lost for centuries, two cities lay buried, nearly 5 kilometers (3 miles) apart, underneath grassy pastures in the mountains of Uzbekistan. Now, archaeologists for the first time have ...
Lidar mapping reveals mountainous medieval cities along the Silk Road
A city larger than many in Europe at the time was perched in the mountains.
Lost Silk Road cities rediscovered by scientists in mountains of Uzbekistan
The cities were found in a mountainous region – it’s unusual for settlements of this time to be at such high altitudes ...
Climber takes on a 9,000-foot ‘death-trap’ after losing finger, surviving kidnapping
Avalanches and winter storms are the norm in the secluded and wild area, where few have made it to the summit and history ...
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Polls close in Uzbekistan’s parliamentary election held without real opposition
(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Polls closed in Uzbekistan’s parliamentary election Sunday that featured no real ...
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Uzbekistan set to elect parliament loyal to president
ALMATY – Uzbekistan votes in a parliamentary election on Oct 27 that is certain, in the absence of opposition parties, to produce a legislature loyal to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev despite some ...
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Polls close in Uzbekistan’s parliamentary election held without real opposition
Polls closed in Uzbekistan’s parliamentary election Sunday that featured no real opposition to the Central Asian country’s strongman president, despite a recent overhaul of the electoral ...
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Uzbekistan holds parliamentary election without real opposition
Polls have closed in Uzbekistan's parliamentary election that featured no real opposition to the Central Asian country's strongman president Polls closed in Uzbekistan's parliamentary election ...
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Lasers reveal secrets of lost Silk Road cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan
The mountains are rich in iron ore and have dense juniper forests, which could be burned to fuel the smelting process. The researchers have also uncovered coins from across modern-day Uzbekistan, ...