The ancient discovery that put a Silk Road city back on the map
After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...
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On the Ancient Silk Road, a Walk Shadowed by a Mystery
A traditional sheepskin coat blows in the wind in Turtkul, Uzbekistan, on a highway that follows the ancient Silk Road. It wasn’t a single road but a network of commercial routes that once ...
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Historic Silk Road
The Silk Road was also called "Silu" in Chinese. It was a general name for the ancient strategic transportation channel which started from China and passed through Central Asia, West Asia ...
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The evil spirits that play tricks along the old Silk Road
While tracing the ancient Silk Road through Central Asia on foot, National Geographic writer Paul Salopek was regaled with tales of these jinn. One night, under clear skies in the sprawling ...
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Unveiling ancient civilization along the Silk Road
The 1938 excavation of the tomb of Zhang Qian, a pioneering envoy who helped establish the ancient Silk Road across Central Asia, launched the study of archaeology at Northwest University in China ...
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Researchers Decode the Genetic Profile of the Sogdians, Reveals the Origins of the Silk Road Merchants
Researchers Decode the Genetic Profile of the Sogdians, Reveals the Origins of the Silk Road Merchants A new study by researchers from China shed light on the movement of people on the famous Silk ...