By Tim Thornton
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| Bell-shaped stupas of Borobudur Photo Credit: Sid Thornton |
Along the equator in Southeast Asia is a vast archipelago of over 17,000 islands known today as the country of Indonesia. With the world's fourth largest population, Indonesia is home to hundreds of people groups and languages that have their roots in a variety of ancient cultures.[1] The
island of Java holds many antiquities that give us insight into the past of one such ancient culture.
