WORDS AND PICTURES BY GEOFF VIVIAN
Goa Gajah is an ancient temple complex with Hindu and Buddhist carvings from Bali’s Bedehulu kingdom.
It is still a place of worship and meditation today.
Visitors are welcome for a small entry fee.
It is located just 4km from Ubud.
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The Dying Gaul, ancient Roman marble. Photo via University of Texas
Before Julius Caesar became Rome’s emperor, he ruled the province of Gaul.
This involved several wars with Celtic tribes, including the Helvetii who left their home in modern-day Switzerland and tried to invade Gaul.
Archaeologists are testing Caesar’s accounts of their population and strenght with Global Information Systems (GIS) technology and underground imaging techniques.
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