Civilisations

Browse historical cultures

Dilmun Civilization

Bronze Age Gulf trading civilization centred on Bahrain and eastern Arabia.

Dong Son Culture

Bronze Age culture of northern Vietnam known for bronze drums.

Dorset Culture

Palaeo-Eskimo culture of Arctic North America before Thule/Inuit expansion.

Dutch Culture

Low Countries culture shaped by maritime trade, urbanism, and early modern republican institutions.

Dvaravati Culture

Mon Buddhist culture of early historic central Thailand.

Early Harappan Culture

Regional pre-urban phase leading into the mature Indus civilization.

Early Slavic Culture

Early medieval Slavic cultural-linguistic horizon across eastern and central Europe.

Eblaite Civilization

Bronze Age Syrian city-state culture centred on Ebla.

Edo Culture

Early modern Japanese culture under Tokugawa rule.

Edomite Culture

Iron Age Transjordanian and southern Levantine culture.

Elamite Civilization

Ancient civilization of southwestern Iran with major centres such as Susa.

English Culture

Culture of England with Anglo-Saxon, Norman, medieval, industrial, and modern layers.

Epi-Olmec Culture

Late Formative Gulf coast Mesoamerican culture with early writing traditions.

Epigravettian

Late Upper Palaeolithic cultural complex in southern and eastern Europe.

Erlitou Culture

Early Bronze Age culture often linked with early Chinese state formation.

Ethiopian Highland Culture

Highland culture of Ethiopia and Eritrea with ancient Christian and Semitic-speaking traditions.

Etruscan Civilization

Iron Age and classical civilization of central Italy preceding Roman dominance.

Fijian Culture

Island culture combining Melanesian and Polynesian influences.

Filipino Culture

Modern culture of the Philippines shaped by Austronesian, Spanish, American, Catholic, Islamic, and local traditions.

Finnic Cultures

Uralic-speaking cultural communities of the Baltic-Finnic region.