Samarkand’s Silk Road legacy: From ancient murals to the revival of silk paper
In this episode of Silk Road Adventures, we uncover Samarkand’s enduring legacy—where Silk Road traders once gathered, ...
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A New Study Finds That Domestic Cats Traveled the Silk Road to China About 1,400 Years Ago
Per the study, China’s oldest known domestic cat lived in the central province of Shaanxi between 706 and 883, during the ...
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2,200-year-old grave in China contains 'Red Princess of the Silk Road' whose teeth were painted with a toxic substance
Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...
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The Rise and Fall of America’s New Silk Road Strategy
On the eve of Beijing’s May 2017 Summit on its New Silk Road strategy and plans, historians may well ask how China was able to turn the tables on America in Eurasia. Just six years ago ...
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Countering the Digital Silk Road
CNAS has undertaken a major research project that will produce in-depth case studies of four diverse and geostrategically critical nations ...
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On the Ancient Silk Road, a Walk Shadowed by a Mystery
As his journey around the world continues, writer Paul Salopek encounters the enduring spirits of one of history’s great trade routes. A traditional sheepskin coat blows in the wind in Turtkul ...
Warming US-Russia ties could put China’s Arctic ambitions on ice, experts warn
Beijing has relied on Moscow for access to the far north but a geopolitical realignment is under way that could see it frozen ...
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Warming US-Russia ties could put China’s Arctic ambitions on ice, experts warn
Beijing put forward its plan for a “Polar Silk Road” – as a complement to its massive infrastructure scheme, the Belt and Road Initiative – in a 2018 white paper that envisioned greater ac ...