Archaeologists have discovered two incredible 1,324-year-old forgotten cities abandoned on the ancient Silk Road. Founded in early mediaeval times in southeastern Uzbekistan, Archaeologists say ...

A traditional sheepskin coat blows in the wind in Turtkul, Uzbekistan, on a highway that follows the ancient Silk Road. It wasn’t a single road but a network of commercial routes that once ...

The Silk Road and Beyond (AD 400 - 800) 10/20 Neil MacGregor explores the world along and beyond the Silk Road 1300 years ago.

The Silk Road, the ancient trading route that spanned from Asia toward the West, is where we find journalist Paul Salopek these days. Salopek began his "Out of Eden" walk four years ago in Ethiopia.

For over 1,600 years, merchants, traders, monks and soldiers who journeyed to China’s ancient capital of Xi’an to witness its magnificence travelled via the Silk Road. Now a UNESCO World ...