New Historical Perspectives
by Paul Kekai Manansala
Were the “legends” of medieval kingdoms of Shambhala and Prester John
based on historical reality or were they simply fiction? We study this
fascinating topic in detail.
This study examines the little-studied links between ancient India and Southeast
Asia. The two “monsoonal” cultures were likely in contact during the important
Vedic historical period.
Discover the ingenuous methods used by Austronesian navigators to accurately
reach destinations after sailing over thousands of miles on the open seas with no
landmarks in sight. And they may have been doing this more than 7,000 years
Paul Kekai Manansala is an independent researcher with numerous articles on history and prehistory in popular, academic and peer review publications.