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 ...

For over 1,600 years, merchants, traders, monks and soldiers who journeyed to China’s ancient capital of ... its name from the lucrative trade in Chinese silk carried out along its length ...

Turpan used to be an important strategic point on the Silk Road ... and Turpan again became a frontier town of China, serving as a stopover for merchants, monks, and other travelers on their ...

The United States, China, and Russia each jockey for their interests in the strategic region: fighting Islamic terrorism, opening lucrative trade corridors ... of the ancient Silk Road hub ...

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.

Steer’s awe-inspiring photographs capture contemporary views of life along a series of 1,500-year-old trade routes.

For five thousand miles the Silk Road ran all the way from China’s ancient capital ... until it reached the bazaars of Istanbul; the merchants of Venice. The Venetian writer, trader, and ...

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 ...

URUMQI, April 5 (Xinhua) -- 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 ...