Browse historical cultures
Aboriginal Australian Cultures
Diverse Indigenous cultures of Australia with deep antiquity.
Acehnese Culture
Islamic culture and sultanate of northern Sumatra.
Achaemenid Persian Empire
Large Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great.
Acheulean
Long-lived handaxe and large cutting-tool tradition associated with Homo erectus and later hominins.
Adena Culture
Early Woodland mound-building culture of eastern North America.
Afanasievo Culture
Early Bronze Age culture of southern Siberia and the Altai.
African American Culture
Diasporic culture formed in North America through slavery, emancipation, urbanization, and modern creativity.
Afro-Caribbean Culture
Diasporic Caribbean cultures shaped by African, Indigenous, European, and creole traditions.
Ainu Culture
Indigenous culture of Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and the Kurils.
Akkadian Empire
Early Mesopotamian empire centred on Akkad and associated with Semitic Akkadian rule.
Aksumite Civilization
Horn of Africa kingdom linked to Red Sea trade and early Christianity.
Albanian Culture
Balkan culture and language community with medieval and modern continuity.
Aleut Culture
Indigenous culture of the Aleutian Islands.
Ammonite Culture
Iron Age Transjordanian kingdom and culture centred near modern Amman.
Amorite Culture
Northwest Semitic-speaking groups influential in Bronze Age Mesopotamia and the Levant.
Ancestral Pueblo Culture
Southwestern North American culture associated with pueblos and cliff dwellings.
Ancient Egyptian Civilization
Nile Valley civilization with dynastic state formation, monumental architecture, and hieroglyphic writing.
Ancient Greek Civilization
Greek city-state and cultural world spanning the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods.
Andean Colonial Culture
Early modern Andean culture shaped by Indigenous, Spanish, Catholic, and imperial systems.
Andronovo Culture
Bronze Age steppe cultural horizon across western Siberia and Central Asia.