The cities were found in a mountainous region – it’s unusual for settlements of this time to be at such high altitudes ...

In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have identified two lost cities ...

A city larger than many in Europe at the time was perched in the mountains.

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

A survey has identified a "major" urban area in a mountainous area of Uzbekistan at an altitude of more than 6,000 feet.

with a population perhaps in the thousands, the researchers said, lasting from around 730-750 to 1030-1050 AD. Founded in early medieval times in what is now southeastern Uzbekistan, the cities ...