Mountains in South-East Asia aren’t the untouchable ice-hells that the most hardened alpinists chase after. Yet mountaineering in South-East Asia would probably be the highlight of most holidays ...

On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce ...

The Urals stretch about 2,500 kilometers. They include icy tundra in the north and forests in the south. It is one of the world’s longest mountain ranges.

Drones with lasers revealed hidden urban centers that may have aided trade and travel through mountainous regions during medieval times.

Because the surrounding Malguzar Mountains were rich in iron ore ... Because of their position between East and West Asia, the Central Asian cities of Samarkand and Bukhara served as important ...

Scientists were surprised to find a medieval metropolis atop mountains, providing new insights into life along the ancient trade route. “This changes everything we thought we knew.” ...