During medieval times, Lake Issyk-Kul was the site of a stop-over settlement on the Silk Route, the historic network that connected Europe and Asia.

From impossible stonework to precision cuts we still can’t explain, the evidence for advanced ancient tech is stacking up. These are the clues that convinced me we may not be the first high‑tech ...

Around 1900‑1700 BCE the vast cities of the Harappans emptied and their urban system collapsed—scholars now point to climatic shifts and river changes as likely drivers.