11,800 Pottery Fragments Rewrite the History of Ancient Silk Road Fortress in Uzbekistan

11,800 Pottery Fragments Rewrite the History of Ancient Silk Road Fortress in Uzbekistan

Kafir Kala near Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Credit: faqparigine / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0 Archaeologists have uncovered a large collection of pottery at a medieval site in Uzbekistan, revealing a previously unknown chapter in the region’s history. The discovery adds nearly three centuries to the known timeline of Kafir Kala, a fortified settlement in the Samarkand oasis. The site sits on the left bank of the Dargom Canal, about 12 kilometers…