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Nazca Culture Bowl
Bowl, 180 BCE / 500 CE. Nazca; south coast, Peru. The Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment.
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Carved Globule Bones (Castelluccio Culture, Sicily)
Animal bone segments (early bronze age, c. 2169 - c. 1500 BCE), between 13-15 centimeters in length, sometimes decorated with incisions on which, successively, have been carried out globules in relief. Their uses are not yet known, although...
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Kikimora in Popular Culture
Henry Cavill in The Witcher (2019) by Netflix.
The image portrays a modern reimagination of Slavic Kikimora.
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Predynastic Period in Egypt
The Predynastic Period in Ancient Egypt is the time before recorded history from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic Age and on to the rise of the First Dynasty and is generally recognized as spanning the era from c. 6000-3150 BCE (though physical...
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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...
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Cats in the Ancient World
Cats and humans have shared in each other's lives for thousands of years and, even though they have not always been regarded as highly as in the present, have played an important role in a number of cultures. Always enigmatic, the cat has...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The Fugitive Slave Act: Compelling Compliance with Evil (Black Culture)
In 1850, one of America's History's Worst Laws was Passed: The Fugitive Slave Act. What can be described as one of the darkest days in America’s history, which would ultimately lead to the American Civil War, a bloody conflict that saw hundreds...