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India Lost Cities of India Sacred Spaces

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

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

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 Lost City Travel Guides Thailand

Ancient Lopburi: Lost Cities Travel Guide

Complete archaeological travel guide to the ruins and ancient temples of Lopburi, an ancient Buddhist…

Benjamin Williams26 May 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

Indonesia Lost Cities of Indonesia Lost City Travel Guides

Is Gunung Padang Evidence of the World’s Oldest Civilization?

World’s oldest civilization? No. For years now, the mysterious mountaintop monument of Gunung Padang has…

Benjamin Williams02 July 2017

Lost Cities of the United States Lost City Travel Guides United States

America’s Stonehenge: Megalithic Ruins, Ancient Sailors . . . and Alpacas

North of Boston, less than an hour away, lays an interesting archaeological site. The greatest…

Benjamin Williams11 October 2011

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Dungeshwari Cave Temple: Where Buddha Starved Himself to Death

Cultural Profile: Ayutthaya Kingdom, the Buddhist State of Siam

Cultural Profile: Champa, Indianized Sea Traders of Ancient Vietnam

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

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

Ancient Lopburi: Lost Cities Travel Guide

Chongqing City Gates: Ancient Tongyuanmen and Dongshuimen

Is Gunung Padang Evidence of the World’s Oldest Civilization?

America’s Stonehenge: Megalithic Ruins, Ancient Sailors . . . and Alpacas

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