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Top 10 Lost Cities of 2021

From 4000-year-old island palaces of Greece to fortified mountains of Albania to paved jungle roads…

Benjamin Williams31 January 2022

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Top 10 Destinations of 2021

As 2021 brought the entire world into the second year of the COVID pandemic, countries…

Benjamin Williams15 January 2022

Cultural Profile: Tang Dynasty, Ancient China’s Second Golden Age ChinaCultural Index

Cultural Profile: Tang Dynasty, Ancient China’s Second Golden Age

A brief history of the Chinese Tang dynasty, the classical empire of China that cemented…

Benjamin Williams26 September 2021

Ancient Tongwancheng: China’s Enemy Beyond the Great Wall ChinaLost Cities of China

Ancient Tongwancheng: China’s Enemy Beyond the Great Wall

Archaeological Travel Guide to the ruins of Tongwancheng, a 2000-year-old walled city built just outside…

Benjamin Williams19 September 2021

Cultural Profile: Han Dynasty, Ancient China’s First Golden Age ChinaCultural Index

Cultural Profile: Han Dynasty, Ancient China’s First Golden Age

A brief history of the Chinese Han dynasty, which rose from a broken empire to…

Benjamin Williams04 August 2021

Ancient Palembang: Srivijaya Capital and Indonesia’s First City IndonesiaLost Cities of Indonesia

Ancient Palembang: Srivijaya Capital and Indonesia’s First City

  Archaeological travel guide to the ruins and ancient historical sites of Palembang, the capital…

Benjamin Williams17 July 2021

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Cutris Archaeology Site: Ancient City of Northern Costa Rica

Archaeological travel guide to Costa Rica’s Cutris Monument, an ancient cultural center in the north…

Benjamin Williams18 June 2021

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Architecture Profile: Thai and Khmer Prangs, Stone Towers of Angkor and Ayutthaya

Historical profile of the prangs of Angkor and Ayutthaya, sacred towers built by the Khmers…

Benjamin Williams12 June 2021

Cultural Profile: Qin Dynasty, Ancient China’s First Empire ChinaCultural Index

Cultural Profile: Qin Dynasty, Ancient China’s First Empire

A brief history of the Chinese Qin dynasty, the first dynasty to conquer the rival…

Benjamin Williams05 June 2021

Architecture Profile: Rock-Cut Temples of Ancient India Architecture IndexIndia

Architecture Profile: Rock-Cut Temples of Ancient India

Historical profile on the rock-cut cave temples of ancient India -- Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain…

Benjamin Williams05 May 2021

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Wiang Mano: Satellite City of Ancient Hariphunchai

Archaeological travel guide to Wiang Mano, one of several ancient cities forming a defensive barrier…

Benjamin Williams20 April 2021

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Haad Sida: Isaan’s Hidden Mekong River Beach

Travel guide to Haad Sida, otherwise known as Sida Beach, a hidden beach on the…

Benjamin Williams13 April 2021