Dandan-Oilik was once a thriving complex packed with Buddhist temples in the Taklimakan desert. What do we know now about ...

"While typically seen as barriers to Silk Road trade and movement ... "We could really change the map of urban development in medieval Asia," he said. What are the Silk Roads?

Moving trade goods along the ancient Silk ... road blocks, and how can you circumvent them (language barriers, war and security issues in Afghanistan and Pakistan, etc.) If it seems like a viable ...

The word map will act as a writing tool for a ... was transmitted from India through Central Asia and into China by monks traveling with merchants and diplomats along the Silk Road routes. Monks ...

I write about Asia's role in the global political economy ... the Chinese government is now promoting the idea of a Polar Silk Road over the top of Eurasia, passing Russia and Norway to connect ...

“Silk Road Heritage Corridors in Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran – International Dimension of the European Year of Cultural Heritage”’ was a multi-country project, funded by the European Union and ...

Indians and Arabs traded along the southern sea routes, and in the 16th century Portuguese and other Europeans sailed to East Asia. Many important scientific and technological innovations migrated ...

The Silk Road was also called "Silu" in Chinese. It was a general name for the ancient strategic transportation channel which started from China and passed through Central Asia, West Asia ...