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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

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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

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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

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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

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Wiang Chet Lin: Ancient Chiang Mai’s Lost City of the Lawa

Archaeology travel guide to the ruins and ancient temples of Chiang Mai's predecessor -- Wiang…

Benjamin Williams07 February 2020

Lost Cities of Thailand Thailand

Wat Klang Nam: Ancient Chiang Mai's Secret Island Temple

Wat Klang Nam is a ruined temple hidden away at the southern edge of Chiang…

Benjamin Williams25 January 2020

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Top 10 Lost Cities of 2019

From the imposing mountain fortresses of Sri Lanka to sacred towers of Vietnam to walled…

Benjamin Williams11 January 2020

Lost Cities of Thailand Sacred Spaces Thailand

Wat Yang Kuang: Digging Up Chiang Mai’s Buried Past

500-year-old temple ruins were discovered buried under Chiang Mai's Buddhist temple Wat Yang Guang. Fast…

Benjamin Williams27 September 2019

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Artifact Profile: Bo Ika Inscription & the Lost City of Sri Canasa

The Bo Ika Inscription found in the ruins of Muang Sema tells the tale of…

Benjamin Williams13 September 2019

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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Lost City Travel Guides

Wat Lok Moli: Ancient Lanna’s Best Architecture

Ku Chao Ya Suta: Ancient Lampang’s Ruined Temple

The Oldest Cities in Thailand: An Archaeological Travel Guide

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

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

Wiang Chet Lin: Ancient Chiang Mai’s Lost City of the Lawa

Wat Klang Nam: Ancient Chiang Mai's Secret Island Temple

Top 10 Lost Cities of 2019

Wat Yang Kuang: Digging Up Chiang Mai’s Buried Past

Artifact Profile: Bo Ika Inscription & the Lost City of Sri Canasa

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