Lost Silk Road cities were just discovered with groundbreaking tech
Scientists were surprised to find a medieval metropolis atop mountains, providing new insights into life along the ancient trade route. “This changes everything we thought we knew.” ...
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Two lost medieval Silk Road cities mapped in Central Asia
The maps have been cross analyzed with archeological findings from the two cities, providing clues about their importance as ...
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Lost Silk Road Cities Discovered High in the Mountains of Central Asia
On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce ...
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Central Asia: A Political History from the 19th Century to Present
And that Kabul and Kandahar were strategic cities long before the 21st century ... But in term of mainstream press coverage, Central Asian has been off the map. Central Asia, while probably in the ...
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Archaeologists Map Two Forgotten Medieval Cities That Flourished Along the Silk Road in the Mountains of Central Asia
“These would have been important urban hubs in central Asia ... “We could really change the map of urban development in medieval Asia,” he says in the statement. “The Silk Road wasn ...
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Ancient Cities Unearthed in Mountains of Central Asia
He and his team would spend nearly a decade trying to map out the site ... most comprehensive urban plans of any medieval city” in Central Asia situated at high altitude (defined here as ...
Researchers Discover Enormous Ancient Cities Hidden in Uzbekistan’s Mountains
Using drone-based lidar, researchers mapped two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Uzbekistan, revealing detailed urban structures significant to the Silk Road's history. The first use of d ...
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Two lost medieval Silk Road cities mapped in Central Asia
The authors say Tugunbulak was one of the largest cities in central Asia during the early-medieval period. LiDAR maps created highly accurate maps of Tugunbulak and TashbulakImage: SAIElab ...