Tugunbulak could have housed as many as 5,000 residents with the only source of food being pastured animals or what could be ...

Technology enables scientists to measure and discover things that would be impossible to find without it, like these lost ...

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 ...

The expansive exhibition, on view through February 23, looks at how commerce, ideas, and religion crisscrossed the world.

Throughout the centuries, the mythical Stone Tower has been a fascinating enigma for geographers, historians, and ...

The cities were found in a mountainous region – it’s unusual for settlements of this time to be at such high altitudes ...

Alongside local elections taking place across the country, Uzbekistan's two-tier, national legislature will be elected under a newly introduced mixed system that combines majoritarian, district ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 64 °F (17.8 °C). Winds from SSW to S at 8 to 12 mph (12.9 to 19.3 kph). Night - Clear. Winds from S to SSE at 7 to 9 mph (11.3 to 14.5 kph). The overnight low will ...

Lhasa in Tibet and Cusco in Peru are among the rare examples. The discovery led by Mr Maksudov, director of Uzbekistan's National Center of Archaeology and Michael Frachetti, an archaeologist at ...

The research team, led by National Geographic Explorer Michael Frachetti and Farhod Maksudov, director of Uzbekistan’s National ... to create detailed 3D maps, has made it possible for ...

Uzbekistan’s tradition of silk production has been a hallmark of its cultural and economic landscape for millennia, with deep roots tracing back to the ancient Silk Road. Today, Uzbekistan is ...