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Cimmerian Culture
Nomadic Iron Age people of the Pontic-Caspian steppe and Anatolia.
Cishan Culture
Early Neolithic culture of northern China associated with millet agriculture.
Classic Maya Culture
Urban florescence of Maya civilization in the Classic period.
Classic Veracruz Culture
Gulf coast Mesoamerican culture known for ballgame imagery and urban centres.
Classical Athens
Greek polis culture associated with democracy, philosophy, theatre, and naval power.
Clovis Culture
Early North American archaeological culture known for distinctive fluted projectile points.
Comanche Culture
Plains Indigenous culture associated with horse pastoralism and regional power.
Coptic Culture
Egyptian Christian culture with late antique and medieval roots.
Corded Ware Culture
Late Neolithic-Early Bronze Age horizon across northern and central Europe.
Cree Culture
Algonquian-speaking Indigenous culture across northern North America.
Croatian Medieval Culture
Medieval South Slavic culture and kingdom on the Adriatic frontier.
Cucuteni-Trypillia Culture
Large-settlement Neolithic-Chalcolithic culture of eastern Europe.
Cycladic Culture
Bronze Age Aegean island culture known for marble figurines and maritime exchange.
D'mt Kingdom
Early kingdom in the northern Horn of Africa preceding Aksum.
Dacian Culture
Iron Age culture of the lower Danube and Carpathian region.
Dahomey Kingdom
West African kingdom in present-day Benin.
Dali Kingdom
Bai-led kingdom in Yunnan after Nanzhao.
Dawenkou Culture
Neolithic culture of Shandong and neighbouring regions.
Dayak Cultures
Indigenous cultures of Borneo with diverse longhouse and riverine traditions.
Delhi Sultanate
Islamic sultanate culture and polity in northern India.