Two cities have been found in Central Asia along what was formerly the Silk Road, according to a study published in the journal Nature. The cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, "feature multiple ...

The Silk Road, the ancient trading route that spanned from Asia toward the West, is where we find journalist Paul Salopek these days. Salopek began his "Out of Eden" walk four years ago in Ethiopia.

Coming in 2025, the Golden Eagle Silk Road Express offers all new adventures along the storied Silk Road trading route.

In ancient times, people would travel long distances to buy and sell things. The Silk Road was one of the most important routes during this time. The Silk Road was a vast network of trade routes ...

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A new LiDAR survey of previously discovered Silk Road sites reveals a more sprawling urban history than first imagined. An aerial ...

Two cities that flourished as part of the Silk Road have been mapped though drone-borne LiDAR, revealing them as two of the largest cities on the mountainous part of that world-changing path ...

Almost $1bn (£772m) in Bitcoin linked to the notorious Silk Road website is being transferred, analysts say. The Silk Road was an online black market, selling everything from drugs to stolen ...

On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce. Hidden in the towering mountains of Central Asia, along what has been ...

A double landlocked country on the Silk Road, Uzbekistan connected China with the Middle East and Rome as far back as the 3rd century BC. The many merchants passing through not only traded silk ...

Lost for centuries, two cities lay buried, nearly 5 kilometers (3 miles) apart, underneath grassy pastures in the mountains of Uzbekistan. Now, archaeologists for the first time have ...

The Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford. The museum aims to “challenge and expand” traditional understandings of the Silk Road: “Rather than a single trade route, the Silk Roads were ...

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.