The Ban Chiang Project

Discussion of the layout of the capitals of the major Chinese Dynasties

The hoods are on the way, but ARE they going to be ready in time??

Goldfest 2005 Edition.

Just for fun for the holidays, here's a quiz to test your Christmas Carol Knowledge.

Kautilya or Chanakya, sometimes called India\'s Machievelli or even the Indian Sun-tzu, was the principle advisor to King Chandragupta Maurya of India (c. 317-293 BCE). The advice he set down in his book the Arthaśāstra was instrumental in helping the king conquer the Indian subcontinent establish the Mauryan Empire.

Admiral Yu Sin Sun commanded the Korean Fleet against the Japanese invasion of Kampaku (Imperial Regent) Toyotomi Hideyoshi of Japan in 1532. Using "Turtle Boats" of his own invention (the world's first ironclad warships), he was able to achieve victory against overwhelming odds.