After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...

In the aftermath of the Kargil War, Muzzamil Hussain's family unearthed a treasure of Silk Road artefacts in their ancestral property near Kargil's bazaar.

Ancient traders faced challenges and devised solutions that, surprisingly, resemble some of the practices used by modern ...

Originally from Beijing’s Old Summer Palace, four of the iconic 12-piece Bronze Zodiac Heads have reunited in Macau. These 18th-century masterpieces had once adorned a water clock fountain ...

Until recently, my vague idea of the Silk Road, the trade link from ancient east Asia to the West, was of camels crossing ...

The Silk Road, named after historic trade routes spanning Europe, Asia and parts of Africa, was among the first and most popular of the dark net markets, spreading through word of mouth.

Researchers Decode the Genetic Profile of the Sogdians, Reveals the Origins of the Silk Road Merchants A new study by ...

Ulbricht ran Silk Road under the alias Dread Pirate Roberts, a reference to a character in the 1987 film The Princess Bride. The marketplace itself took its name from the historic trade routes ...

They can take a 4x4 ride passing through the ancient caravans that traversed the historic ‘Silk Road’ trade routes. Or, they can take a hike among the fossil-strewn rocks. They can also soar ...

Around the same time, Minoans in modern-day Crete traded around the Mediterranean coast, Chinese diplomat Zhang Qian travelled to prepare the Silk Road trade route and Egyptians sailed up the Nile ...