“We could really change the map of urban development in medieval Asia,” he says in the statement. “The Silk Road wasn’t just about the endpoints of China and the West,” he adds.

"We could really change the map of urban development in medieval Asia," he said. What are the Silk Roads? The cities were thought to have been constructed around 1000 CE during the time of the ...

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.” ...

A survey has identified a "major" urban area in a mountainous area of Uzbekistan at an altitude of more than 6,000 feet.

A city larger than many in Europe at the time was perched in the mountains.

“We could really change the map of urban development in medieval Asia,” he said. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAler ...

He and his team would spend nearly a decade trying to map out the site ... and most comprehensive urban plans of any medieval city” in Central Asia situated at high altitude (defined here ...

The authors say Tugunbulak was one of the largest cities in central Asia during the early-medieval period. LiDAR maps created highly accurate maps of Tugunbulak and TashbulakImage: SAIElab ...