The Silk Road was not just a single route, but a vast network of trade paths that connected Asia, Europe, and Africa for centuries. In this video, we unravel how the Silk Road actually worked ...

A new book of photographs captures the landscapes, buildings and faces along the route that once conveyed untold wealth ...

The history of silk is in many ways wrapped up ... became the driving force of the Silk Road trade, so coveted that there were countless espionage endeavors to gain its secrets.

The Silk Road was not just one, but many trade routes through Central Asia ... “These people weren’t the barbarian horse-riding hordes that history has often painted them as.

Even today, the Silk Road continues to be significant. It provided a model for long-term trade between cultures. Known as the first form of global trade in history, the Silk Road allowed Asia to ...

As an archaeologist enamored with mountain history ... Matt Stirn) The Silk Road refers to one of the world's largest overland trade routes – a network that spanned 6,400km connecting Europe ...

Hansen, an expert in early Chinese history ... Although trade on the road largely consisted of “impromptu exchanges of locally produced and locally obtained goods” (silk was one common ...

The history of the Silk Road, a vast network of ancient and medieval trade routes connecting Beijing and Hangzhou with Constantinople and Cairo, has mostly been focused on its endpoints ...

Walking the Silk Road, where globalization got started. The Silk Road, the ancient trading route that spanned from Asia toward the West, is where we find journalist Paul Salopek these days.

In a vibrant celebration of cultural exchange, the "Silk and the Silk Road: From China to Kazakhstan" exhibition opened at ...