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The vast continental landmass is home to the Aboriginal peoples. This contains thousands of tiny islands, including Pohnpei and Yap. […]

Ancient Egypt. Construction spanned over 1,500 years, beginning around the Middle Kingdom (c. 2000 BCE) through the Ptolemaic period. East […]

This vast region includes Alaska, Northern Canada, and Greenland. This vast region includes the large area of and surrounding California. […]

Northern Andes: Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and surrounding areas. Focus: Chiefdoms, sophisticated metallurgy (Quimbaya, Muisca, Tairona), and high-altitude valleys. Central Andes […]

This area includes ancient and modern lands like Greece, Italy, Sicily, Crete, and the Balkans. This region includes France (Gaul), […]

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers anchored this area, featuring fertile plains and annual flooding. This narrow coastline strip runs along […]

The region encompasses the vast, cold Siberian taiga and the immense, flat Eurasian Steppe grasslands. Defined by arid deserts and […]

The Mediterranean coast, Atlas Mountains, and the Nile River Valley. The Sahel grassland stretching down to the tropical forests of […]

Inca Empire (Tawantinsuyu). Major construction and occupation: c. 1440 CE – 1536 CE (Imperial Period). Sacred Valley of the Incas, […]

Rapa Nui (Polynesian). Built primarily between 1000 and 1500 CE (Middle Period). Southeastern Pacific Ocean, approximately 3,700 km (2,300 miles) […]

Maya and Maya-Toltec. Major occupation from the Late Classic (c. 600 CE) through the Early Postclassic (c. 1200 CE). Northern […]

Khmer Empire. Constructed c. 1113–1150 CE (during the reign of Suryavarman II). Northwest Cambodia, near the modern town of Siem […]