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 ...

After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...

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 ...

With Google Earth, Google maps (or similar ... traditional products of the Silk Roads (clothing from silk, fruit from oasis areas, animals) or they might be new products tied to modern day living (oil ...

The Silk Road was also called "Silu" in Chinese. It was a general name for the ancient strategic transportation channel which started from China and passed through Central Asia, West Asia ...

He is the author of several books and articles including Religions of the Silk Road, Mughal India and Central Asia, and Conversations with Emperor Jahangir. In addition to his expertise on religious ...

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 ...

Located on the outskirts of the historic city of Samarkand, the Silk Road Samarkand tourist centre saw a 50% increase in visitor numbers last year – with China, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Russia and the ...