Two medieval cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan ... other high-altitude settlements along the Silk Road and beyond. "We could really change the map of urban development in medieval Asia ...

Scientists have gained new insight into the Silk Road through the discovery of two abandoned cities. Located in southeastern Uzbekistan, the cities were likely large urban centers that now point ...

The Silk Road's history took a sudden turn after archaeologists discovered a series of hidden cities beneath Uzbekistan's ...

As one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia, Samarkand harbors centuries of mythical allure. Once a vital location on the Silk Road, the town offered connectivity for ...

The Havighurst Center focused on the historical and contemporary cultures of the Silk Road during the academic years 2005-6 ... and ended on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean in cities like ...

It has been a hub of communications between China's Central Plain and northwestern China and an important point on the Silk Road that linked ... River divide the city into several parts, giving ...

The name “Silk Road” is a reference to the historic ... The districts and the sites within them are often promoted on the city run maps that highlight historically or culturally significant ...