Cultural history

collective term for the Americas and Oceania

study of cultural activity and evolution of traditions over time

archaeological theory

field of history concerned with a locality

plate or tablet, fixed to a surface or freestanding, commemorating an event, person, place, etc.

thumb|upright=1.5|Map of Eurasia showing the "Altaic" and Uralic language-speaking regions, which are united under the "Turanian" theory. Turanism, also known as Turanianism, pan-Turanism or pan-Turanianism, is a pan-nationalist political movement built around pseudoscientific claims of biological and linguistic connections between various ethnic groups of Eurasia. It revolves around the abandoned proposal of a Ural-Altaic language family, which hypothesizes that the Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, and Uralic peoples share Inner and Central Asian origins and therefore close cultural, ethnic, and l

artifact that is recognised by members of a culture or sub-culture as representing some aspect of cultural identity

scholarly discipline about an aspect of history

condition of an animal being held by humans

thumb|right|300px|The Palace of Versailles|Versailles menagerie during the reign of Louis XIV A menagerie is a collection of captive animals, frequently exotic, kept for display; or the place where such a collection is kept, a precursor to the modern zoo or zoological garden.

occupation of naturalists, amateur or professional entomologists

series of interdisciplinary academic conferences, held since 1933 in Ascona

thumb|Grafton Elliot Smith: Map of Hyperdiffusionism from Egypt, 1929 Hyperdiffusionism is a pseudoarchaeological hypothesis that postulates that certain historical technologies or ideas were developed by a single people or civilization and then spread to other cultures. Thus, all great civilizations that engage in what appear to be similar cultural practices, such as the construction of pyramids, derived them from a single common progenitor. According to proponents of hyperdiffusion, examples of hyperdiffusion can be found in religious practices, cultural technologies, megalithic monuments, a

Psychobiography aims to understand historically significant individuals, such as artists or political leaders, through the application of psychological theory and research.

Ideology emphasising Hungarian unity with Inner Asian peoples

acquisition of plant specimens for the purposes of research, cultivation, or as a hobby

touring group of showmen and animal handlers

male given name