Paracas culture

Maya civilization

The Maya Long Count calendar tracks days in an unbroken count from a mythical starting point in 3114 BCE.

Ancient GreeceἙλλάς

There were over a thousand Greek city-states, most no bigger than a small town, each with its own laws, coins and calendar.

Ancient EgyptKemet (km.t)

The Ptolemies' Alexandria, with its lighthouse and library, grew into a city of hundreds of thousands while Qin's First Emperor unified China in 221 BCE and Rome fought Carthage.

Spring and Autumn period春秋

Southern states such as Wu and Yue cast bronze swords of such quality that one made for King Goujian of Yue, buried for over two thousand years, was dug up in 1965 with its edge still sharp.

Chavín culture

When archaeologists sent water rushing through the temple's stone canals, the roar it made suggested the priests had built them to sound like a jaguar.

Zapotec civilizationBe'ena'a

Zapotec nobles were buried in stone tombs beneath their own houses, later reopened and reused for centuries.