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China Lost Cities of China

Sichuan’s Yibin & Luobiao: Gateway to China’s Hanging Coffins

Travel guide to the Sichuan towns of Yibin and Luobiao, the access points to the…

Benjamin Williams16 June 2020

China Lost Cities of China

Ancient China’s Hanging Coffins & the Forgotten Genocide of the Bo People

Archaeological travel guide to the Hanging Coffins of Sichuan-- the last remnants of the Bo,…

Benjamin Williams10 June 2020

Lost Cities of Thailand Thailand

Chiang Mai’s Lost Jungle Ruins: Ancient Saengchan & Phra Non

Archaeological travel guide to two of ancient Chiang Mai’s ruined temples reclaimed by the Doi…

Benjamin Williams14 May 2020

Lost Cities of Thailand Sacred Spaces Thailand

Wat Lok Moli: Ancient Lanna’s Best Architecture

Archaeological travel guide to Chiang Mai's ancient Wat Lok Moli temple -- a traditional wooden…

Benjamin Williams01 May 2020

Lost Cities of Thailand Thailand

Ku Chao Ya Suta: Ancient Lampang’s Ruined Temple

Archaeological travel guide to Lampang's Wat Kak Kaeo -- a ruined 14th-Century Lanna Buddhist temple.…

Benjamin Williams27 April 2020

Lost Cities of Thailand Thailand Travel Lists

The Oldest Cities in Thailand: An Archaeological Travel Guide

An archaeological examination of the ruins and ancient cities claiming to be the first historical…

Benjamin Williams17 April 2020

Lost Cities of Thailand Sacred Spaces Thailand

Wat Umong: Ancient Chiang Mai’s Underground Temple of the Mad Monk

Archaeological travel guide to the ancient Chiang Mai temple of Wat Umong, a forest monastery…

Benjamin Williams13 April 2020

Artifact Index Cambodia Thailand

Bangkok’s Mini Angkor Wat: Legacy of the Thai-Khmer Rivalry

In 1860, the Thai King Mongkut ordered Angkor Wat (the largest religious monument in the…

Benjamin Williams08 April 2020

Cultural Index Lost Cities of Vietnam Vietnam

Why Isn’t Vietnam Part of ‘Indianized’ Southeast Asia?

Over 1000 years ago, Vietnam was home to the Indianized Cham culture. What happened to…

Benjamin Williams13 March 2020

Architecture Index Cambodia Thailand

Architecture Profile: Arogayasala, Angkor’s Hospital Temple Ruins

Historical profile on arogayasalas, the formidable Khmer hospital temples whose identical ruins span the Angkorian…

Benjamin Williams06 March 2020

Benjamin Williams

Hi all, my name is Ben. I’m a native Michigander with a passion for human culture and new places, and more than that, new experiences. I have degrees in archaeology and writing, pursuing a career in the latter. However, I never quite lost that fascination with archaeological theory. For the past 12 years, I’ve been living and travelling in Asia, Europe, and North America documenting ancient sites and the peoples who built them, and then adapting them into practical archaeological travel information at PathsUnwritten.com.

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