Geography, demographics, religion, technology, and a state’s institutions determined why certain states exercised power and how different regions developed the way that they did.
Once a crucial caravan stop on the Silk Road, Khiva is one of Central Asia’s best-preserved medieval settlements. The Uzbek ...
Procession on the occasion of a Durbar (audience) of the Mogul Emperor Akbar of India, which includes his sons, high Indian and British dignitaries, soldiers, elephants carrying the royal insignia ...
Two high-altitude, medieval cities built by mobile herders along Silk Road trade routes in Central Asia have been hiding in plain sight — until now. Mountainous regions typically have been seen as ...
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Asia's Other "Great Wall": Very Unexpected Finds Unearthed At Mongolia's Medieval Wall System
The Great Wall of China is the best-known strip of fortifications in East Asia, if not the world. But just a few days’ horse ride away lies the remnants of a long-forgotten wall system that once ...
Colors and Color Symbolism in Ancient China -- Colors and Color Symbolism in Early Chinese Ritual Art : Red and Black and the Formation of the Five Colors System / Guolong Lai -- Tomb and Grotto ...
Time, a seemingly universal dimension, reveals its diverse facets across societies, historical epochs, and cultural contexts. The research project TIMEJ at the University of Zurich presents a fresh ...
EADaily, November 5th, 2025. In the process of decommunization and the "revival of national identity", medieval customs are ...
The first-ever use of cutting-edge drone-based lidar in Central Asia allowed archaeologists to capture stunning details of two newly documented trade cities high in the mountains of Uzbekistan. A team ...
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