A new genetic study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science revealed evidence of genetic admixture between ancient ... The Silk Road, a network of trade routes connecting China with ...

The story of silk is full of the extraordinary. First Paraguay and Suriname have caterpillars larger than any in Europe, ...

History tells us that house cats weren't just lounging around ancient ... the Silk Road that connected China, the Middle East, and Europe. Cats found their way into the heart of this trade system.

[Photo/Xinhua] URUMQI -- Two Buddhist cave complexes along the ancient Silk Road in ... in Xi'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, was once the main corridor for trade and cultural exchange ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.

The International Dunhuang Project (IDP) is an international collaborative effort to conserve, catalogue and digitise manuscripts, printed texts, paintings, textiles and artefacts from the Mogao caves ...

China's first pet cats arrived in the country around 1,400 years ago — likely via the famous Silk Road trading route, ancient feline ... Around A.D. 600, merchants and diplomats first ...