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China Lost Cities of China Urban Exploration

The Xi’an City Wall: Biking Atop Ancient China’s Ruins

Archaeological travel guide to the 600-year-old city wall built by the Ming dynasty to defend…

Benjamin Williams08 September 2023

China Lost Cities of China

China’s Jiucaigou Great Wall: Northern Frontier of the Ming Dynasty

Archaeological Travel Guide to the Jiucaigou Pass, a Ming dynasty-era stretch of the Great Wall…

Benjamin Williams26 December 2022

Curious Places Vietnam

Huế’s Bunker Hill: American War Ruins in Vietnam

Historical travel guide for the ruined American Vietnam War bunkers in the hills outside the…

Benjamin Williams31 March 2021

Lost Cities of Thailand Thailand

The Lanna-Sukhothai Border Wall: Ruins Dividing Ancient Thailand

Archaeological travel guide to the Lanna-Sukhothai Border Wall, an ancient ruined wall marking the historic…

Benjamin Williams06 February 2021

Lost Cities of the United States United States

Mackinac Island’s Fort Holmes: Stronghold of the Great Lakes

Historical travel guide to Fort Holmes, a reconstructed Colonial-era fort on Mackinac Island that defended…

Benjamin Williams13 November 2020

Lost Cities of Thailand Lost City Travel Guides Thailand

Pratu Ma: Ancient Lampang’s Ruined City Gate

Archaeological travel guide to Pratu Ma gate and the ruined city wall of Lampang, one…

Benjamin Williams22 March 2019

China Lost Cities of China Urban Exploration

Chongqing City Gates: Ancient Tongyuanmen and Dongshuimen

For hundreds of years, Chongqing stood as an important wharf and outpost in the west…

Benjamin Williams06 July 2018

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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