China is expected to redefine its Arctic policy – including an ambition to become a great polar power by 2030 – amid growing scrutiny from far northern countries and a possible US-Russia ...
Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...
Russia and China’s “no limits” partnership has ... global Belt and Road Initiative through the concept of a “Polar Silk Road,” presenting itself as a responsible stakeholder in Arctic ...
where it links up with the rail network in China. The project in Laos has been heavily criticized by opponents of the new Silk Road because of its financing. World Bank figures seem to corroborate ...
Credit: Hunan Museum Collection Database. China's first pet cats arrived in the country around 1,400 years ago — likely via the famous Silk Road trading route, ancient feline DNA reveals.
New research suggests that domestic cats first appeared in China around 600 CE, likely arriving via the Silk Road trade route. The study, which analyzed 22 feline remains from 14 archaeological ...
In our new photography exhibition The Polar Silk Road, Gregor shines a light on the human-made structures scattered across the vast and isolated Arctic landscape and what they can tell us about the ...
How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.