Ancient

Browse published pages on everyday life across the ancient world, from early cities and palace economies to household work, food systems, craft production, and public infrastructure.

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Northern and Western Europe

Daily life in Massalia around 500 BCE

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Central and Eastern Europe

Daily life in Olbia on the Black Sea during c. 500 BCE

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Southern Europe

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Africa

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Mesopotamia

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Anatolia, the Levant and the Caucasus

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Iran and Central Asia

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Arabia and the Gulf

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South Asia

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East Asia

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Southeast Asia

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The Americas

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Oceania

Daily life around Sydney Harbour during c. 1000 BCE–500 CE – Fishing, shellfish gathering, shore camps, tools, and daily routines around Sydney Harbour, c. 1000 BCE–500 CE.
Daily life in coastal Tasmania during c. 1000 BCE–500 CE – Coastal food gathering, shellfish meals, shelters, daily work, and material life in Tasmania, c. 1000 BCE–500 CE.
Daily life in Fiji during the Lapita period, c. 1000–500 BCE – Coastal homes, reef foods, root crops, pottery, and island connections in Lapita Fiji, c. 1000–500 BCE.
Daily life in New Caledonia during the Lapita period, c. 800 BCE – Coastal homes, lagoon foods, pottery making, and island connections in New Caledonia around 800 BCE.
Daily life in Samoa during c. 500 BCE–500 CE – Coastal homes, cultivated foods, fishing, pottery, plant materials, and household ties in Samoa, c. 500 BCE–500 CE.
Daily life in the Bismarck Archipelago during the Lapita period, c. 1500–1000 BCE – Coastal homes, tree foods, shell crafts, and island exchange in the early Lapita Bismarcks.
Daily life in Vanuatu during the Lapita period, c. 1000 BCE – Coastal settlement, varied foods, pottery, and island connections in Lapita Vanuatu around 1000 BCE.
Daily life on the Arnhem Land coast during c. 1000 BCE–500 CE – Coastal camps, shellfish meals, household work, social ties, and perishable materials in Arnhem Land, c. 1000 BCE–500 CE.

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