An Ethnohistory of the Roman Empire
The Imperial Romans period ranges over a time span of nearly 500 years, from 27 BC to 476 AD, with a primary focus on the city of Rome, and secondarily on the Roman Empire at…
The Imperial Romans period ranges over a time span of nearly 500 years, from 27 BC to 476 AD, with a primary focus on the city of Rome, and secondarily on the Roman Empire at…
Educators: Did you know that the HRAF website contains an open access collection of nearly 40 teaching exercises (sample syllabi) for classroom use that include questions and class assignments based on eHRAF World Cultures or…
In eHRAF World Cultures you’ll find collected ethnographic texts for indigenous people, ethnic groups, and western- and non-western cultures. All these texts are indexed with subjects based on the Outline of Cultural Materials (OCM), a…
“Water transport” is one of the many subjects that can be used to search for concepts, rather than keywords, in the paragraphs and pages of ethnographic and archaeological texts of eHRAF World Cultures and Archaeology.…
eHRAF World Cultures includes data on the cultural attitude toward the dead; mortuary toilet; preservative techniques (e.g., embalming, desiccation, mummification); determination of time, place, and mode of burial; interval between death and; vigils and wakes; place…
eHRAF World Cultures includes data on children’s including children’s play and work; imitative activities (e.g., make-believe); habits of rest and sleep; children’s play groups, cliques, and gangs; quarreling and fighting; children’s explorations and haunts; tasks…
eHRAF World Cultures includes data on cultural definition and explanations of old age; idealized and derogatory evaluations of old age; conception of the ideal old man and old woman; symbols and synonyms for age and…