Ancient Silk Road Cemetery Unlocks Secrets of Christian and Muslim Coexistence

USHARAL, Kazakhstan — Deep in the Ili River Valley of southeastern Kazakhstan, near the Chinese border, archaeologists excavating a 700-year-old Silk Road city have uncovered remarkable new evidence of how medieval Christians and Muslims lived, worshipped, and were buried alongside one another during the height of the Mongol Empire. Marking its tenth season of excavation, … The post Ancient Silk…