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Massive "Treasure Trove" 3,000-Year-Old Silk Road City Discovered In Uzbekistan
Massive "Treasure Trove" 3,000-Year-Old Silk Road City Discovered In Uzbekistan
Authored by Maria Mocerino via Interesting Engineering (emphasis ours),
A Chinese-Uzbek archaeological team has discovered a remarkable 3,000-year-old city along the Silk Road that is rich with artifacts, providing new insights into urban development during the early Iron Age in Central Asia.
Surkhan State Reserve. Sherobod District, Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan. (Wikimedia)
Originally discovered in 1969, the expansive Bandikhan II site, covering 107,639 square feet, is located in the Bandikhan oasis. The Surxondaryo region in southern Uzbekistan is known as an archaeological treasure trove, containing...
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