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Discover the ancient art of chicha-making, a drink steeped in Inca tradition, resilience, and indigenous knowledge. Join Tatiana Rodríguez as she revives this Andean classic, blending culinary history with a passionate defense of cultural identity.

Stories are the lifeblood of Native American culture, passed down through generations to teach, heal, and connect communities. In The Profound Role of Storytelling in Native American Culture, Tom Mould explores how myths, traditions, and histories remain central to Native American identity and resilience.

There have been few systematic attempts to record the astronomical achievements of the Indigenous people of the world, which is what Australian astrophysicist Duane Hamacher set out to correct.

Folklore around the world is filled with strange creatures, each reflecting the cultural fears, beliefs, and imaginations of the societies that created them. Below is a collection of ten weird and unsettling creatures from ancient folklore, each representing a different corner of the globe.

For more than two decades, art historian Jennifer John and her husband, Alexander, have pursued a common devotion for Maya art. Now based on Flinders Island, Tasmania, where Alexander practices as a medical doctor, in 2018 the couple published The Maya Gods of Time, a groundbreaking work in which they offered a fresh interpretation of Maya artworks.

Halloween’s origins go back over 2,000 years to the legendary Celtic festival of Samhain, where bonfires blazed, feasts were held, and rituals honored gods and spirits in a mystical celebration.

Seamlessly intertwined, the past meets the present and cultures collide through immersive and extended reality. The possibilities are endless, as demonstrated by the innovative projects pioneered by OurWorlds.

Mammoths became extinct on mainland Alaska just under 12,000 years ago. But now, the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is offering the chance to adopt one of your own!

Popular throughout Central and South America, the tamal is a traditional dish made from ground corn filled with a variety of ingredients, wrapped in leaves, and steamed until cooked. Believed to have originated in Mesoamerica as far back as 8000 BC, the name tamal originates from the Aztec Nahuatl word meaning “to wrap.”

It isn’t hard to see why the Assyrians considered the massive and monumental Bull of Nimrud sculpture to be a guardian deity. Towering at an awe-inspiring 16 feet tall, this stone carving featured an imposing supernatural creature known as the lamassu. Bearing the face of a man, the body of a bull, and the wings of a bird, scholars argue that these features represented intelligence, strength, and freedom.