Return to the Silk Roads: Gayane Umerova's Mission to Make Uzbekistan a New Cultural Force
The nation's legacy as a melting pot for ideas, creativity, and craftsmanship is being revived with a series of ambitious ...
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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The Stone Tower, the place marking the midpoint of the Silk Road and whose coordinates Ptolemy mentions, has never been found
Throughout the centuries, the mythical Stone Tower has been a fascinating enigma for geographers, historians, and ...
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Uzbekistan: I went to Central Asian country on the verge of a tourism boom - now is the perfect time to go
Today, the Central Asian country is considered an unusual, “off the beaten road” holiday destination for westerners, but for ...
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Ancient Seafloor Discovered Slowly Sinking into Earth’s Mantle
An ancient slab of seafloor that was around when Earth’s earliest known dinosaurs emerged has been discovered beneath the Pacific Ocean, where it has seemingly hovered in a sort of mid-dive for ...
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Frozen in time city has hardly any tourists — it's now of global importance
As one of the ancient cities along the Silk Road ... The most common route is to fly first to Tashkent, Uzbekistan's capital, as there are no direct flights to Khiva from the UK.
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Ancient Civilizations
Their findings paint a more comprehensive picture of ancient Egyptian life Julia Binswanger Found in a cremation cemetery in Belgium, the skeleton includes bones dating to the Neolithic period and ...
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Exploring dazzling Uzbekistan on Central Asia’s Silk Road
There are incongruous KFC branches in Tashkent but no McDonald’s or Burger ... we cross the Amu Darya river, known to the ancient Greeks as the Oxus. The land is fertile around settlements ...
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Reinventing Concrete, the Ancient Roman Way
A fresco featuring the bright blue paint of the newly opened room; a scanning electron image of an ancient Roman concrete sample with lime clast, highlighted in red; Dr. Masic inspecting the ...
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DNA analysis upends long-held assumptions about Pompeii victims’ final moments
Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient ...
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Comet Seen Once Every 80,000 Years Passes Over Earth Tonight—Here’s How To See It
An “ancient” comet that won’t be seen again for tens of thousands of years will be visible Thursday night, after traveling from beyond the solar system to within its closest point to Earth ...
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Ancient Civilizations News
Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected ...