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Dungeshwari Cave Temple: Where Buddha Starved Himself to Death

Archaeological travel guide to the Dungeshwari (Mahakala) Cave temples in Gaya, India where legend says…

Benjamin Williams11 December 2020

Lost Cities of Thailand Sacred Spaces Thailand

Ancient Doi Suthep: Chiang Mai’s Sacred Mountain

Archaeological travel guide to the ruins and ancient temples of Doi Suthep — a sacred…

Benjamin Williams27 November 2020

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Camiguin’s Guiob Church Ruins and Volcanic Sunken Cemetery

Historical travel guide to the Guiob Church Ruins, a colonial Spanish church on Camiguin, which…

Benjamin Williams18 September 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 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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Baan Devalai Artist Temple: Chiang Mai’s Wooden Ganesh Museum

A wooden art gallery and Ganesh shrine in Chiang Mai's northwest manifests an artist's vision…

Benjamin Williams28 February 2020

China Sacred Spaces

Dali’s Trinity Church & the Catholic Push into Deep China

A small wooden church nestled in the sidestreets of Dali’s Old City blends Chinese minority…

Benjamin Williams21 February 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

China Sacred Spaces Urban Exploration

The Pagodas of Chongqing (VIDEO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxSpxKcl53s An Intro to Pagodas A signature of Asian architecture, the pagoda is a tower…

Benjamin Williams11 May 2018

China Sacred Spaces Urban Exploration

The Pagodas of Chongqing

A signature of Asian architecture, the pagoda is a tower structure characterized by tiered levels…

Benjamin Williams21 January 2017

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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Sacred Spaces

Dungeshwari Cave Temple: Where Buddha Starved Himself to Death

Ancient Doi Suthep: Chiang Mai’s Sacred Mountain

Camiguin’s Guiob Church Ruins and Volcanic Sunken Cemetery

Wat Lok Moli: Ancient Lanna’s Best Architecture

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

Baan Devalai Artist Temple: Chiang Mai’s Wooden Ganesh Museum

Dali’s Trinity Church & the Catholic Push into Deep China

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

The Pagodas of Chongqing (VIDEO)

The Pagodas of Chongqing

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