The exhibit, curated by academics from the University of Haifa, features textiles from India, Central Asia, and China.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Uzbek law had to be changed to allow the country’s most prized artefacts to travel to the UK: detail from the south wall of the ...

"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso. The creation of the Silk Road -- The road of faiths -- The road to a Christian East -- The road to revolution -- The road to concord -- The road of furs -- ...

Exploring the Silk Roads. Horses were key for facilitating trade. Image by Tim Sandle Exploring the Silk Roads. Horses were key for facilitating trade. Image by Tim Sandle Visiting the Silk Roads ...

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 to ...

An old saying proclaims: "There is a city of Pingliang, and half a history of the Silk Road". It comes alive inside the Pingliang City Museum, a key cultural landmark in eastern Gansu province, ...

The Silk Road is calling. You no longer need a Bactrian camel, and with a fair wind, you can fly from London to Tashkent in ...

1. Introduction -- 2. Sasanian Iran, Byzantium, and Transcontinental Trade in the 6th century Caucasus -- 3. The Caucasus and Eurasian Silk Roads in 7th-11th Centuries -- 4. Trade Routes in 10th-13th ...

When it comes to 21st-century tourism, the Silk Road brand has been, to some extent, claimed by the Central Asian republics, ...