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.” ...

On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce ...

As part of their survey, researchers examined declassified U.S. spy satellite imagery from the 1970s, which is now in the public domain, and compared the visual data to modern-day photography and ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

During the next century, Christians perished in China completely. With the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907, China once again ...

A team of archaeologists from Durham University in the U.K. and the University of Al-Qadisiyah in Iraq, led by Dr. William ...

Researchers sent out LiDAR scanning technology, used to measure topography, on drones to map the scale and layout of the ...

The settlements, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, are among the largest ever documented in the mountainous parts of the Silk Road, playing a strategic role in trade and iron production.