Excavations at Boncuklu Tarla, a Neolitihic site contemporary with Göbeklitepe, are revealing early evidence of human ...

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

In an archaeological breakthrough, scientists have uncovered the remains of a young woman who lived over2,000 years ago along ...

Different cultures follow different practices, especially when death arrives. Some believe in mummification, while some ...

Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...

The find was made in the Shengjindian cemetery, a key region along the ancient Silk Road, where archaeologists began excavations in 2007. The woman, estimated to have been between 20 and 25 years ...

Researchers have concluded that glass beads excavated from the tomb of a king in Fukuoka Prefecture were likely brought to Japan through the ancient Silk Road trade route network. A group of ...

On Friday evening, the symphony Silk Road Across Hanhai (Endless Desert) will make its debut at the National Centre for the ...

The International Dunhuang Project (IDP) is an international collaborative effort to conserve, catalogue and digitise ...

Samarkand’s Silk Road past is woven into its present ... Nearby, at Afrasiab, restorer Marina Reutova unveils ancient Sogdian murals, offering a rare glimpse into 7th-century life.

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