Archaeologists recently explored a long-lost Silk Road city at the bottom of a lake, uncovering a trove of artifacts and a ...

Archaeologists in Kyrgyzstan have discovered the remains of a drowned medieval city that was once a Silk Road hotspot.

In a remarkable archaeological discovery, researchers have unveiled the remnants of a drowned medieval city beneath the waters of Lake Issyk-Kul in northeast Kyrgyzstan. This ancient site, which once ...

Imagine diving into a lake and discovering the remnants of a bustling ancient city that once thrived along the legendary Silk Road. This intriguing scenario recently became a reality for ...

An aerial survey has revealed hundreds of medieval archaeological features thousands of feet above sea level along the famous Silk Road—a network of ancient trade routes that connected civilizations ...

Scientists were surprised to find a medieval metropolis atop mountains, providing new insights into life along the ancient trade route. “This changes everything we thought we knew.” Lidar is helping ...

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 mapped these ...

A newly excavated underwater settlement beneath Lake Issyk-Kul may significantly reshape historians’ understanding of Central ...

Two cities lost for centuries have been uncovered by archaeologists in Uzbekistan along the Silk Road in a discovery that could shift the perspective on what we know about the ancient trading route.

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