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China Cultural 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

China Cultural 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

China Cultural 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

Cultural Index India Pakistan

Cultural Profile: Indus Valley, Early Harappan Cities of Ancient India

A brief history of the Indus Valley Civilization, the first urban society of ancient India…

Benjamin Williams22 March 2021

Cultural Index Myanmar

Cultural Profile: Pagan, the Buddhist Empire of Ancient Myanmar

A brief history of the Pagan Kingdom, a Theravada Buddhist empire that united ancient Myanmar…

Benjamin Williams01 February 2021

Cultural Index Myanmar

Cultural Profile: Rakhine, Buddhist Kingdom of Western Myanmar

A brief history of the Rakhine, an ethnic group from western Myanmar who established a…

Benjamin Williams19 January 2021

Cultural Index Laos

Cultural Profile: Lan Xang, the Empire of Ancient Laos

A brief history of the Lan Xang Kingdom, a powerful state growing from Laos to…

Benjamin Williams22 December 2020

Cultural Index India

Cultural Profile: Maurya Empire, Uniting Ancient India

A brief history of the Maurya Empire, the first political power to unite the disparate…

Benjamin Williams08 December 2020

Cultural Index Indonesia

Cultural Profile: Majapahit, Ruins of Indonesia’s Hindu Precursor

A brief history of the Majapahit Empire, an Indianized maritime power based in Java that…

Benjamin Williams30 November 2020

Cultural Index Indonesia

Cultural Profile: Mataram Kingdom, Monumental Builders of Ancient Indonesia

A brief history of the Mataram Kingdom, an Indianized state in Central Java that constructed…

Benjamin Williams16 November 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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