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Maria Reiche with Paul Kosok
Image by The Maria Reiche Foundation

Maria Reiche with Paul Kosok

Maria Reiche with Paul Kosok in 1939 CE. Image credit: The Maria Reiche Foundation. Maria Reiche was a German-born Peruvian mathematician and archaeologist best known for her research on the Nazca Lines. Paul Kosok was an American professor...
Ancient Celts
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Ancient Celts

The ancient Celts were various tribal groups living in parts of western and central Europe in the Late Bronze Age and through the Iron Age (c. 700 BCE to c. 400 CE). Given the name Celts by ancient writers, these tribes and their culture...
A Gallery of 20 Mummies from around the World
Image Gallery by Ibolya Horváth

A Gallery of 20 Mummies from around the World

Mummification is the natural or artificial preservation of the soft tissue of a dead body. Natural mummification can happen in extremely cold, dry, or anaerobic conditions. Perhaps the most famous example of a natural mummy preserved in ice...
Glooscap - Culture hero and giant in Northeastern Native American mythology
Video by Mythologies from Around the World

Glooscap - Culture hero and giant in Northeastern Native American mythology

In the realm of Wabanaki folklore, where the whispers of ancient spirits danced upon the wind, there lived a legendary figure known as Glooscap. A giant among men, a culture hero whose deeds shaped the destiny of the Northeastern Native American...
Documentary on the History of the Vikings: Norse Culture, Religion, Seafaring and Famous Vikings
Video by Kelly Macquire

Documentary on the History of the Vikings: Norse Culture, Religion, Seafaring and Famous Vikings

This documentary on the history of the Vikings covers the beginning of the Viking Age, the Norse and Viking Culture, Norse Mythology and Religion, Ships, Trade, Famous Vikings such as Ragnar Lothbrock, Ivar the Boneless, Bjorn Ironside and...
The Maya Calendar, Culture and History: an Introduction to a Mesoamerican Civilization
Video by Kelly Macquire

The Maya Calendar, Culture and History: an Introduction to a Mesoamerican Civilization

The Maya are a people indigenous to Mexico and Central America who have continuously inhabited the modern regions of Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Tabasco, and Chiapas in Mexico and southward through Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador and...
The Hinono'ei: The Arapaho People - Northern & Southern - History, Culture & Affiliations
Video by Jaguar Bird

The Hinono'ei: The Arapaho People - Northern & Southern - History, Culture & Affiliations

This is a video for "The Hinono’ei" (The Arapaho People) Northern & Southern.. Thier History, Culture & Affiliations. There are also more videos in this channel for: "The Cheyenne People", "The Sand Creek Massacre", "The Gros Ventre (Aaniiin...
History of the Scythians: an Ancient Nomadic Culture
Video by Kelly Macquire

History of the Scythians: an Ancient Nomadic Culture

The Scythians were a nomadic culture that flourished between the seventh and the third centuries BCE, as their territory expanded from Thrace in the west across the Central Asian Steppe (a steppe is basically just an open swathe of grassland...
Ancient Celtic History, Origin and Culture
Video by Kelly Macquire

Ancient Celtic History, Origin and Culture

The Ancient Celtic people were never a unified empire, but were individual and complex tribes that shared the Celtic language, and through the trade of goods and ideas, shared similarities in art, warfare, religion and burial practices. The...
Confucianism- Korean Culture
Video by Hosan Kim

Confucianism- Korean Culture

Korean Confucianism is one of the most substantial influences in Korean intellectual history. The introduction of Confucian thought in Korea is part of the cultural influence brought from China. Today the legacy of Confucianism remains a...
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