Sunken ships along the South China Sea revealed the rich trade networks of global trade between Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.

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This city served as a crucial stop for traders and travelers along the Silk Road, connecting the East and West. During their explorations, the archaeologists uncovered numerous fired-brick structures, ...

In the mountains of Uzbekistan, researchers using new remote sensing technology have discovered a series of cities including a major medieval metropolis “hidden in plain site” above the ancient Silk ...

Introduction. Silk on the Silk Roads : Exchange between East and West in Antiquity / Berit Hildebrandt. Looking towards the West : how the Chinese viewed the Romans / Liu Xinru -- Textiles and trade ...

The Silk Road and its travelers -- Religion and trade in ancient Eurasia -- Buddhism and the Silk Road -- A refuge of heretics : Nestorians and Manicheans on the Silk Road -- The Islamization of the ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, walks with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, for a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, ...

A much-lauded art historian argues that India gets drastically short shrift in the exhibition, which has elsewhere been met with raves. Map of the world from al-Idrisi’s Nuzhat al-mushtaq fi ikhtiraq ...

During the Song and Yuan dynasties, Wenzhou became a core node of the Maritime Silk Road, thanks to the ancient Shuomen Port. Today, this millennium-old commercial port is reviving its historical ...

Kew is seeking a team to create a landscape conservation management plan for its Wakehurst site [Deadline: 12 February 2025] ...