Tag: archaeology

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Chapter 1: Humanity Before History — World History 101

How prehistoric humans, ancient fossils, and the first settled communities set the stage for recorded civilization.
Chapter 4: Megacities of the Ancient Indus Valley — World History 101

Harappa and Mohenjo-daro built sophisticated planned cities thousands of years ago — and then vanished, leaving a script we still cannot read.
Chapter 8: The Ancient World of the Olmecs — World History 101

Mesoamerica’s first great civilization left colossal stone heads, a sacred ball game, and a script we still cannot read.
Chapter 21: The Golden Age of the Mayans — World History 101

How a network of Mesoamerican city-states became the longest-running advanced civilization in the Americas, leaving behind monumental stone architecture and a calendar so precise it sparked a modern doomsday myth.
Chapter 30: The Mystery of Great Zimbabwe — World History 101

How a sub-Saharan African city of 18,000 people mined and traded 40 percent of the world’s gold supply for three centuries — and how European archaeologists spent decades refusing to admit it had been built by Africans.