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CAMBODIA LIMERICK

Posted on October 10, 2025 by B Gourley

There was a Cambodian archaeologist 
  who dug up temples in jungles – get the gist.
      But one day his dig,
      under a Strangler Fig,
  got him strangled… or so claimed the botanist.

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Posted in archaeology, Asia, Cambodia, humor, Limerick, plants, poem, Poetry, Southeast Asia | Tagged Archaeologist, Asia, Cambodia, humor, Limerick, Limerick poem, Murder, poem, poetry, Southeast Asia, Strangler fig | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Bateshwar Temple Group, Morena

Posted on October 9, 2025 by B Gourley

Bateshwar Temple Group, Morena, Madhya Pradesh, India (North of Gwalior) Reconstructed Hindu Temples

Bateshwar Temple Group, Morena, Madhya Pradesh, India (north of Gwalior)

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Posted in archaeology, architecture, Asia, Hindu, Hinduism, India, photographs, Photos, pictures, South Asia, Tourism, travel | Tagged archeology, architecture, Asia, Bateshwar Temple Group, Gwalior, Hindu, Hindu Temples, India, Madhya Pradesh, Morena, South Asia, Temples | 1 Reply

DAILY PHOTO: Huayna Picchu

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October 18, 2024 by B Gourley

Posted in archaeology, Hiking, nature, outdoors, Peru, photographs, Photos, pictures, South America, Tourism, travel Tagged Andes, Hiking, Huayna Picchu, inca, Machu Picchu, Mountain, Mountains, outdoors, peru, photographs, photos, pictures, South America, tourism, travel, Trekking Leave a reply

Stone Ghost [Haiku]

Posted on August 24, 2024 by B Gourley

the clouds retreat,
 revealing hilltop ruins:
  a ghost in stone.

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Posted in archaeology, Blogs, haiku, nature, poem, Poetry | Tagged clouds, fog, haiku, poem, poetry, Ruins, Stone Ghost, time | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Baphuon Ruins

Posted on August 21, 2024 by B Gourley

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Posted in archaeology, Asia, Cambodia, photographs, Photos, pictures, Southeast Asia, Tourism, travel | Tagged Angkor, angkor thom, Archeological Ruins, Asia, Baphuon, Cambodia, Golden Mountain, Hindu, outdoors, photographs, photos, pictures, Ruins, Shiva, Shiva Temple, Southeast Asia, tourism, travel | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Golconda Fort Ruins, Hyderabad

Posted on April 4, 2024 by B Gourley

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Posted in archaeology, Asia, India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel | Tagged Asia, Fort, Fortifications, Golconda, Golconda Fort, Hyderabad, India, photographs, photos, pictures, Ruins, Telangana, tourism, travel | 2 Replies

DAILY PHOTO: Tikal Temple Two: Temple of the Mask

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December 14, 2023 by B Gourley

Posted in archaeology, Central America, Guatemala, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel Tagged Archeological Site, Central America, Great Plaza, Guatemala, Main Plaza, Maya, Mayan, photographs, photos, pictures, Temple, Temple II, Temple of the Mask, Tikal, tourism, travel Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Buddhist Ruins of Udayagiri

Posted on July 26, 2023 by B Gourley

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Posted in archaeology, Asia, Buddhism, India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel | Tagged Archeological Survey of India, ASI, Buddhist, Buddhist Art, Chedi, Diamond Triangle, India, Odisha, Orissa, photographs, photos, pictures, stupa, tourism, travel, Udayagiri | 2 Replies

DAILY PHOTO: Angkor in the Late Afternoon

Posted on June 15, 2023 by B Gourley

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Posted in archaeology, Asia, Cambodia, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel | Tagged Angkor, Asia, Cambodia, Khmer, photographs, photos, pictures, Prerup, Siem Reap, tourism, travel, Yasodharapura | Leave a reply

DAILY PHOTO: Bhubaneswar Temples Near Lingaraj Mandir

Posted on June 7, 2023 by B Gourley

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Posted in archaeology, Asia, Hindu, India, photographs, Photos, pictures, Tourism, travel | Tagged archeology, Asia, Bhubaneswar, Chitrakarini Mandir, Hindu, India, Lingaraj Mandir, Mandir, Odisha, Orissa, Papanasini, photographs, photos, pictures, Ruins, Temple, tourism, travel | 1 Reply

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