Samarkand, Uzbekistan - Recen Samarkand, an ancient city in Uzbekistan with a history spanning thousands of years, is ...

Tugunbulak could have housed as many as 5,000 residents with the only source of food being pastured animals or what could be ...

Today, Meng is one of China's most recognized television hosts. This summer, his return to Xinjiang stirred a deep nostalgia ...

Coming in 2025, the Golden Eagle Silk Road Express offers all new adventures along the storied Silk Road trading route.

For travellers, the so-called “Stans”, and cities like Samarkand and Almaty, have magnetic appeal. The ancient silk industry itself is bound up with legends about Chinese tea-sipping empresses ...

The discovery suggests that trade routes along the Silk Road were far more complex than previously understood. By Alexander Nazaryan Michael Frachetti was on an archaeological dig high in the ...

Major Silk Road cities, such as Bukhara and Samarkand in Uzbekistan and Kashgar ... Lidar technology is part of a revolution in documenting ancient landscapes through remote sensing.

Immerse yourself in the rich history as you explore the silk road cities of Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva. Explore their links to ancient astronomy and learn about how ancient cultures ...

Uzbekistan’s legacy as a melting pot for ideas, creativity and craftsmanship is being revived with a series of ambitious ...

In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have identified two lost cities ...