Two medieval cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan ... other high-altitude settlements along the Silk Road and beyond. "We could really change the map of urban development in medieval Asia ...

Scientists have gained new insight into the Silk Road through the discovery of two abandoned cities. Located in southeastern Uzbekistan, the cities were likely large urban centers that now point ...

The city, now the country’s capital, was long a stopping place for camel caravans plying the Silk Road. And where is the Qizilqum? Stretching from parts of Kazakhstan to southern Uzbekistan ...

The Havighurst Center focused on the historical and contemporary cultures of the Silk Road during the academic years 2005-6 ... and ended on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean in cities like ...