In his writings, Polo noted Khotan’s wealth as an outpost on the Silk Road, the route that once carried trade between China and the Mediterranean world. On January 14, 1896, a caravan left from ...

Ancient traders faced challenges and devised solutions that, surprisingly, resemble some of the practices used by modern startup founders. Here are three strategies employed by Silk Road traders and ...

Silk Road attracts people for many reasons. Some are simply interested in having a safe and easy place to buy and sell illegal items, of which drugs are by far the largest category. For better or ...

It is, therefore, no surprise that a new international trade route called ‘the Arctic Silk Road’ is getting a lot of attention. The Arctic Silk Road is a £240 billion megaproject led by ...

A Tang Dynasty tomb unearthed in northwest China has shed new light on the lives and heritage of the Sogdians, ancient traders who played a vital role in connecting cultures along the Silk Road. The ...