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Cultural Index Indonesia

Cultural Profile: Srivijaya, Maritime Empire of Ancient Indonesia

A brief history of the Srivijaya Empire, a maritime power based in Sumatra that controlled…

Benjamin Williams09 November 2020

China Cultural Index

Cultural Profile: Ming Dynasty, Retaking and Reviving Ancient China

A brief history of the Chinese Ming dynasty, which drove out foreign rule and sought…

Benjamin Williams12 October 2020

Cultural Index Thailand

Cultural Profile: Ayutthaya Kingdom, the Buddhist State of Siam

A brief history of the Thai Ayutthaya Kingdom, which emerged as a power player in…

Benjamin Williams06 October 2020

Cultural Index Vietnam

Cultural Profile: Champa, Indianized Sea Traders of Ancient Vietnam

A brief history of Champa, an ancient Indianized civilization of coastal Vienam built upon the…

Benjamin Williams28 September 2020

Cambodia Cultural Index

Cultural Profile: Chenla, Age of the Pre-Angkorian Khmers

A brief history of Chenla, the Khmer successor to Funan that ruled over ancient Cambodia…

Benjamin Williams21 September 2020

Cambodia Cultural Index Vietnam

Cultural Profile: Funan, Southeast Asia’s First Indianized Kingdom

A brief history of Funan, the first Indianized civilization in mainland Southeast Asia built upon…

Benjamin Williams14 September 2020

Cultural Index Thailand

Cultural Profile: Sukhothai Kingdom, Dawn of Thailand

A brief history of the Sukhothai Kingdom, the first Thai kingdom in the country's heartland…

Benjamin Williams07 September 2020

Cultural Index Thailand

Cultural Profile: Lanna Kingdom, Heirs of Northern Thailand

A brief history of the Thai Lanna Kingdom, which inherited the Hariphunchai Buddhist tradition and…

Benjamin Williams31 August 2020

Cultural Index Thailand

Cultural Profile: Dvaravati, Ancient Thailand’s Lost Civilization

A brief history of the Dvaravati, the first civilization of ancient Thailand who built massive…

Benjamin Williams04 August 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

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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