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Section: W — World Civilizations | Subfolder Count: 5 | Total Documents: 75
Last Updated: March 14, 2026
Category Tags: world-civilizations, religion, civilization-profile, serpent-traditions, ritual-practice, cultural-practice, shamanism, art-culture, civilization, linguistics, cosmology, mythology
Civilization profiles, religions, and cultural systems — Near East/Mediterranean, Asian, African, Americas/Pacific, and European/global civilizations.
This section contains 75 documents organized across 5 subfolders, covering the full breadth of world civilizations research.
Covers: Olmec Civilization and Serpent-Jaguar Symbolism, Minoan Civilization, Bull Cult, and the Labyrinth, Harappan / Indus Valley Civilization — Mohenjo-daro, Undeciphered Script, and the Pashupati Seal, Persian Civilization — Achaemenid Empire, Magi, and Cosmic Kingship, and 11 more.
Key topics: qanat, child sacrifice, thalassocracy, achaemenid, persepolis, cyrus cylinder
→ See W_1_00 — Subfolder Summary
Covers: Jōmon People and Pre-Yamato Japan, Angkor Wat, Khmer Cosmology, and Hindu-Buddhist Temple Mountains, Daoism and Chinese Alchemy, Tibetan Buddhism, Bön, and Hidden Knowledge (Terma), and 11 more.
Key topics: animism, ainu, hokkaido, khmer empire, cambodia, jayavarman vii
→ See W_2_00 — Subfolder Summary
Covers: Bantu Cosmology, Migration, and Iron Traditions, Kingdom of Kush and Nubian Civilization — Kerma, Napata, Meroë, Great Zimbabwe and Southern African Civilizations, Swahili Coast — Maritime Trade, City-States, and Cultural Exchange, and 11 more.
Key topics: candomblé, swahili, bantu, iron smelting, great zimbabwe, mapungubwe
→ See W_3_00 — Subfolder Summary
Covers: Maya Epigraphy, Astronomy, and Calendar Science, Polynesian Navigation and Rapa Nui, Andean Civilizations — Chavín, Nazca, Tiwanaku, Caral, Mississippian Culture — Cahokia, Mound Builders, and the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, and 11 more.
Key topics: milky way, austronesian, tiwanaku, tiahuanaco, gateway of the sun, viracocha
→ See W_4_00 — Subfolder Summary
Covers: Scythian / Steppe Nomad Traditions and Animal Style Art, Celtic and Druidic Traditions, Mongol Tengrism and Central Asian Shamanism, Sufi Mysticism and Islamic Esotericism, and 11 more.
Key topics: horse culture, steppe nomads, kurgan, koumiss, tengrism, genghis khan
→ See W_5_00 — Subfolder Summary
The most frequently referenced topics across all documents in this section:
Source Confidence Distribution:
Primary Tier Distribution:
All documents in the World Civilizations section follow a standardized research format:
Each claim includes specific evidence: exact dates, named scholars, measurements with units,
and institutional attribution. Source Confidence scores reflect bibliography quality
(peer-reviewed journals = 3 pts, academic books = 2 pts, other sources = 1 pt).
| Subfolder | Summary Link | Doc Count |
|---|---|---|
| W1 — Ancient Near East Mediterranean | W_1_00_Summary.md | 15 |
| W2 — Asian Civilizations | W_2_00_Summary.md | 15 |
| W3 — African Civilizations | W_3_00_Summary.md | 15 |
| W4 — Americas Pacific Indigenous | W_4_00_Summary.md | 15 |
| W5 — Steppe European Global | W_5_00_Summary.md | 15 |
Section summary auto-generated from corpus analysis. Last Updated: March 14, 2026
This document draws upon sources across multiple evidence tiers: