Scientists were surprised to find a medieval metropolis atop mountains, providing new insights into life along the ancient ...

Venus is the world next door. An Earth-sized planet that couldn’t be less like Earth, it is a hellish world with acid clouds.

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

Nor was China, the alleged terminus of the Silk Roads in most versions of its conception, ever the main destination of ...

Along the ancient trail of the Silk Road, the long-distance Eurasian trade route that connected Europe and the Middle East with China from the second century BC to around 1450 AD, archaeologists have ...

Drone lidar technology discovered the lost Silk Road cities of Uzbekistan as ancient trade hubs high in the mountains.

The country's longest continuous bike trail – the Alps to Ocean – takes travellers on a 315km journey into the ...

Archaeologists have mapped two lost Silk Road cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan that were inexplicably abandoned hundreds ...

A survey has identified a "major" urban area in a mountainous area of Uzbekistan at an altitude of more than 6,000 feet.

With the clock ticking down to the 7th China International Import Expo, Qingpu District released a map of its culture and ...

For the first time ever, researchers have mapped one of the world's largest underwater avalanches which occurred nearly ...

William & Mary faculty earn national leadership roles, awards in archaeology, anthropology and classical studies ...