Scientists were surprised to find a medieval metropolis atop mountains, providing new insights into life along the ancient trade route. “This changes everything we thought we knew.” ...

In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have identified two lost cities ...

Silk Road research previously "focused on the nomadic tribes and lowland empires that dominated the Uzbekistan region, often painting the highlands as marginal or peripheral to life in the valleys ...

Using drone-based lidar, researchers mapped two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Uzbekistan, revealing detailed urban structures significant to the Silk Road's history. The first use of d ...

The cities were found in a mountainous region – it’s unusual for settlements of this time to be at such high altitudes ...

Archaeologists have mapped two lost Silk Road cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan that were inexplicably abandoned hundreds ...

The settlements, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, are among the largest ever documented in the mountainous parts of the Silk Road, playing a strategic role in trade and iron production.

Under Karimov's rule, Uzbekistan was one of the region’s most repressive countries. Mirziyoyev has also released some ...

Uzbekistan votes in parliamentary election More than 47% of votes cast by 0800 GMT Threshold makes election valid, election authorities say Election to return legislature loyal to president ...

Polls closed in Uzbekistan’s parliamentary election Sunday that featured no real opposition to the Central Asian country’s strongman president, despite a recent overhaul of the electoral ...

Under Karimov's rule, Uzbekistan was one of the region’s most repressive countries. Mirziyoyev has also released some political prisoners, loosened restrictions for media and bloggers ...