Some 40 km away, four caves of the Shengjinkou Grottoes in Turpan also opened to the public on Saturday, set to offer 300 ...

The Silk Road's history took a sudden turn after archaeologists discovered a series of hidden cities beneath Uzbekistan's ...

Excavations at Boncuklu Tarla, a Neolitihic site contemporary with Göbeklitepe, are revealing early evidence of human ...

From prehistoric paths dating back to the Neolithic period to walking routes used by Buddhist monks and tea merchants, these ...

The kiddush cup, which has an estimated value of between $3 million to $5 million, will be auctioned in New York on October ...

The Silk Road, the ancient trading route that spanned from Asia toward the West, is where we find journalist Paul Salopek these days. Salopek began his "Out of Eden" walk four years ago in Ethiopia.

The International Dunhuang Project (IDP) is an international collaborative effort to conserve, catalogue and digitise ...

Recent tour by Hong Kong Gaudeamus Dunhuang Ensemble is part of wider efforts by city to forge cultural ties overseas Young ...

Scientists have confirmed that the pigment used is cinnabar, a valuable mineral historically linked to religious rituals, art ...

Researchers have concluded that glass beads excavated from the tomb of a king in Fukuoka Prefecture were likely brought to Japan through the ancient Silk Road trade route network. A group of ...

A team of archaeologists in Xinjiang, China, has unearthed an extraordinary piece of history—a set of human teeth intentionally painted ...

(250406) -- URUMQI, April 6, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on April 5, 2025 shows a view of the Ya'er Lake Grottoes in the city of Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous ...