When we talk about ancient Greek colonies, many think of the spots across Europe, such as Syracuse in Italy, but which was ...

Image The Kalai Mugh Teppe fortress in the ancient city of Istaravshan, Tajikistan, built on the site where a Sogdian fortress once stood, is an example of the kind of ersatz historical ...

At first glance, it doesn’t look like much, just a rectangular meadow in the Pamir foothills of central Tajikistan ... this meadow is believed to be an ancient arena for the Central Asian ...

After a brief, winding trek up the hillside along a main thoroughfare, visitors to the northern Tajikistan town of Istaravshan reach an imposing, modern bricked gate leading to the remains of the ...

This article is a result of a multiyear project that Rick and Susie Graetz are doing for the University of Montana's International and Central/Southwest Asia programs.

“Chakan is a kind of folk handicraft that has a very ancient history and ... displays include the Neolithic city of Sarazm founded in north-western Tajikistan over 5,500 years ago – at present ...

He is a graduate of the University of Nottingham and City University ... and artworks. The ancient Kushan script carved into rock in the Almosi Gorge, Tajikistan. Researchers have managed to ...

following the ancient trade route through the centuries-old towns and sweeping landscapes of Central Asia. A scene along the highway between Kalai-Khumb and Dushanbe, in Tajikistan.Credit ...

Dushanbe (AsiaNews) - Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmon ... Tirgon is one of the most ancient celebrations of the Tajiks, together with Sada, Nawruz, Mekhrgon and others linked to the ...

Due to the hard-to-reach area, local residents have offered to help the archaeologists by gathering information and reporting back to them. Temple of Hera II at Paestum (sometimes called the ...