Lost for centuries, Silk Road cities are revealed by drone technology

Lost for centuries, Silk Road cities are revealed by drone technology

Traversed centuries ago by camel-back traders, two long-lost medieval cities that once thrived along the ancient Silk Road have been uncovered by drones sent searching for their secrets. For centuries, these abandoned cities lay hidden beneath the mountains of Central Asia. But new research, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, reveals two fortified settlements that…

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