The map of Turkestan basically resembles the borders ... In this light, the scenario in Central Asia, in some aspects, fits nicely with colonial history in general. Asia Society’s purpose is to ...

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.” ...

The findings also complicate the prevailing image of the Silk Road, which facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas among ...

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 ...

The first use of drone-based lidar in Central Asia revealed details of two newly discovered trade cities in the mountains of ...

From the expansive Mauryan Empire, which laid the brass tacks for a unified India, to the culturally rich Gupta Empire, maps ...

One can easily locate Korea on a world map or globe by following 127º east meridian north ... economic, and cultural history of East Asia. Although relatively small, Korea has a surprisingly diverse ...

When European explorers first began sailing across the Atlantic Ocean, they were searching for new routes to China and the ...

The cities were found in a mountainous region – it’s unusual for settlements of this time to be at such high altitudes ...

The Natunas fall into a gray area: do the dashes at the end of the PRC “cow’s tongue” map include the islands? It’s not clear ...

I still remember the smell of coal in the air,” Saurabh Kumar says, describing his childhood in Bokaro, a steel township in ...