How LiDAR Helped Archaeologists Discover Two Lost Mountain Cities
Technology enables scientists to measure and discover things that would be impossible to find without it, like these lost ...
Lidar mapping reveals mountainous medieval cities along the Silk Road
A city larger than many in Europe at the time was perched in the mountains.
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The Silk Road still casts a spell, but was the ancient trading route just a western invention?
Nor was China, the alleged terminus of the Silk Roads in most versions of its conception, ever the main destination of ...
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In Fergana's artisan workshops, the legacy of the Silk Road lives on
When Silk Road trade reached its peak between the 3rd and 8th Centuries, merchants traveled westward across China from oasis to oasis, crossing the harsh terrain of the Taklamakan Desert to reach ...
Two lost medieval Silk Road cities mapped in Central Asia
Two medieval cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan were bustling centers of Silk Road trade between China, Arabia and Europe. Researchers have now mapped the cities using drone-borne LiDAR.In a ...
Tehran Times21d
Chinese ambassador highlights Silk Road caravanserais’ role in fostering cross-cultural exchange
He described caravanserais as symbols of innovation, built to support travelers and merchants navigating the vast deserts. “More than 2,000 years ago, China and Iran were closely connected through the ...