Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...

Thus, it’s no surprise that foods that were easy to dry, freeze, store, and cook—like dumplings and noodles—traveled so ...

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 ...

Travel Smart travels along the fabled Silk Road, taking a look at the sights and wonders to be seen in Uzbekistan. The most visited of the central Asian republics, Uzbekistan is easy to traverse ...

Despite calling for the death penalty for drug dealers, president Donald Trump pardoned Ross "Dread Pirate Roberts" Ulbricht, the man behind the seminal online drug marketplace Silk Road ...

Renowned for their sense of commerce and diplomacy along the Silk Road from antiquity to the High Middle Ages, the Sogdians became the most successful merchants of the era. They fostered relations ...