An aerial survey has revealed hundreds of medieval archaeological features thousands of feet above sea level along the famous Silk Road—a network of ancient trade routes that connected ...

“This changes everything we thought we knew.” Lidar is helping uncover medieval cities high in the mountains of Central Asia along the Silk Road where trade caravans, like this one depicted in ...

Now, archaeologists for the first time have mapped these intriguing highland strongholds in the country’s southeast — once a key crossroad of ancient silk trade routes — that were ...

Hidden in the towering mountains of Central Asia, along what has been called the Silk Road, archaeologists are uncovering two medieval cities that may have bustled with inhabitants a thousand ...

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Japan-based biochemist Ali Malay has long questioned traditional theories about how spiders make their silk. “The prevailing hypotheses seemed like magic, because, according to it, you suddenly ...

In his latest mainstream release , Baltimore, Maryland’s own Lael(pronounced Lay-L) drops his 90s R&B-inspired single “Next 2 U”. Just when you thought the days of real rhythm and blues ...

Scientists Document Lost Mountain Cities on Silk Road in Uzbekistan By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have ...

An aerial adventure along the world's most famous trade route, with drone visuals and satellite imagery bringing alive the rich history, long-lasting legacy and grandeur of the Silk Road.