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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

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

China Lost Cities of China

Ancient China’s Hanging Coffins & the Forgotten Genocide of the Bo People

Archaeological travel guide to the Hanging Coffins of Sichuan-- the last remnants of the Bo,…

Benjamin Williams10 June 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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The Xi’an City Wall: Biking Atop Ancient China’s Ruins

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

Cultural Profile: Ming Dynasty, Retaking and Reviving Ancient China

Ancient China’s Hanging Coffins & the Forgotten Genocide of the Bo People

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