The new research could change history's understanding of the sprawling trade network that connected Europe and the Middle East to East Asia

Archaeologists have found the remains of two medieval cities in the grassy mountains of eastern Uzbekistan, a discovery that could shift our understanding of the fabled Silk Road. Known for the exchange of goods and ideas between the East and West,

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

Archeologists have uncovered stunning details of two long-lost medieval cities that once thrived along the ancient Silk Road in Central Asia.

Archaeologists have mapped two lost cities of the Silk Road in Uzbekistan using drones and LiDAR. The fabled cities had lain buried under mountain pastures for centuries. Light detection and ranging technology (LiDAR) uses laser pulses to detect structures hidden beneath vegetation.

On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of two medieval cities in Uzbekistan's southeastern mountains, perched above the ancient Silk Road trade route. The discovery, achieved using drone-based lidar technology, reveals previously unknown details about high-altitude urban life in Central Asia, National Geographic reported.

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

Archaeologists have recently uncovered two medieval cities along the ancient Silk Road in southeastern Uzbekistan.

The first use of drone-based lidar in Central Asia revealed details of two newly discovered trade cities in the mountains of Uzbekistan.