In 2015, a federal judge in Manhattan sentenced Ulbricht to life in prison for drug trafficking, computer hacking and money ...

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 ...

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 ...

Silk was a pivotal material in the development of global trade along the Silk Road, which derives its ... layers of ash and burned artifacts, including bronze and jade, have been uncovered in ...

The Silk Road was a network of ancient trade routes between Europe and Asia that "facilitated the exchange of goods and ideas between people from China to Venice between the second century BC and ...

French archaeologists have discovered artifacts and sites spanning multiple centuries, from the Late Bronze Age to the ...

SHIJIAZHUANG, China, Jan. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from Great Wall New Media -- The Silk Road is an important ... for an in-depth discussion of ancient cultural exchanges.

“Silk was the driving force behind the opening of the Silk Road, positioning this ... Noting that the artifact may be linked to an ancient record called “Jiatu Zhijia” in which an emperor ...

"These relics reveal that ancient Xizhou was an important hub for exchanges along the ancient Silk Road," Shang emphasized.

Xi'an, Shaanxi province, is the starting point of the overland Silk Road, while Ningbo ... exhibition in Ningbo's history. Transporting these invaluable artifacts was a daunting undertaking.