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TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The rise and fall of the Celtic warriors | Philip Freeman
One summer evening in 335 BCE, Alexander the Great was resting by the Danube River when a band of strangers approached his camp. Alexander had never seen anything like these tall, fierce-looking warriors with huge golden neck rings and...
The Met
#MetKids—Were There Superheroes in the Ancient World?
It might surprise you to learn that superheroes existed long before there were comic books and movies! Join Kellie, age 11, as she learns all about the supernatural protectors of the ancient world. Credits #MetKids is a digital feature...
TED Talks
TED: Art made of the air we breathe | emily Parsons-Lord
emily Parsons-Lord re-creates air from distinct moments in earth's history -- from the clean, fresh-tasting air of the Carboniferous period to the soda-water air of the Great Dying to the heavy, toxic air of the future we're creating. By...
Curated Video
Valley of the Kings | Ancient Egypt
Discover the secrets of the Valley of the Kings, an ancient burial site in Egypt where pharaohs of the New Kingdom were laid to rest. In this video, we explore famous tombs like those of Tutankhamun, Ramses II, and Seti I, and look at...
TED-Ed
TED-ED: The battle of the Greek tragedies - Melanie Sirof
The world of modern theater owes its roots to the tragedians of Ancient Greece. As far back as the 5th Century BCE, actors and playwrights were entertaining the masses with intriguing stories. Melanie Sirof unveils the ancient theatrical...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Michelle Brown: What is a butt tuba and why is it in medieval art?
A rabbit attempts to play a church organ, while a knight fights a giant snail and a naked man blows a trumpet with his rear end. These bizarre images, painted with squirrel-hair brushes on vellum or parchment by monks, nuns and urban...
TED Talks
TED: An honest history of an ancient and "nasty" word | Kate Lister
With candor and cunning, sex historian Kate Lister chronicles the curious journey of an ancient, honest word with innocent origins and a now-scandalous connotation in this uproarious love letter to etymology, queens, cows and all...
Wonderscape
History Kids: The Roman Empire
In this video, we explore the lasting legacies of ancient Rome in the areas of art, architecture, engineering, and language. Also, the influence of Latin on language, including the development of Romance languages and the use of Latin...
Curated Video
Discover the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt
Discover the fascinating world of Ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom in this video. Learn about the time when powerful pharaohs ruled, and massive pyramids like the Great Pyramid of Giza were built. Explore daily life along the Nile River, the...
Curated Video
History of the Roman Empire
Curated Video
Noble and Common Life in Ancient Monte Albán
During the Classic period, Monte Albán experienced a flourishing of elite culture, seen in its art, rulers’ monuments, richly decorated tombs, and increasingly exclusive ceremonial spaces. Tombs and murals emphasized genealogy, divine...
TED Talks
TED: Why are these 32 symbols found in ancient caves all over europe? | Genevieve von Petzinger
Written language, the hallmark of human civilization, didn't just suddenly appear one day. Thousands of years before the first fully developed writing systems, our ancestors scrawled geometric signs across the walls of the caves they...
TED Talks
William Noel: Revealing the lost codex of Archimedes
How do you read a two-thousand-year-old manuscript that has been erased, cut up, written on and painted over? With a powerful particle accelerator, of course! Ancient books curator William Noel tells the fascinating story behind the...
TED Talks
Bran Ferren: To create for the ages, let's combine art and engineering
When Bran Ferren was just 9, his parents took him to see the Pantheon in Rome — and it changed everything. In that moment, he began to understand how the tools of science and engineering become more powerful when combined with art, with...
SciShow
The Most Popular Blue in History (Was Ignored By Egypt)
It's no secret that people like pretty stuff, or that we like to make our worlds as pretty as possible. And for centuries, tons of people have used the mineral in this month's Rocks Box to paint the towns blue, so let's talk about some...
TED-Ed
The unexpected math of origami | Evan Zodl
Origami, which literally translates to "folding paper," is a Japanese practice dating back to at least the 17th century. In origami, a single, traditionally square sheet of paper can be transformed into almost any shape, purely by...
TED Talks
TED: The magic of Khmer classical dance | Prumsodun Ok
For more than 1,000 years, Khmer dancers in Cambodia have been seen as living bridges between heaven and earth. In this graceful dance-talk hybrid, artist Prumsodun Ok -- founder of Cambodia's first all-male and gay-identified dance...
Curated Video
The white lie we've been told about Roman statues
The ancient world was actually really colorful. Become a Video Lab member!='http://bit.ly/video-lab' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>member! When you think of the ancient world, you probably picture towering buildings of white marble,...
Wonderscape
Lascaux: Discovering the Ancient Cave of Wonders
Explore the remarkable cave paintings of Lascaux, discovered by four teenage boys in 1940. These 20,000-year-old Paleolithic artworks reveal the artistic skill of early humans and offer a glimpse into their lives and beliefs. Learn...
Curated Video
How This Craftswoman Keeps the Ancient Mosaic Art Tradition Alive
Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a feature on the beautiful and ancient mosaic art craftsmanship in Turkey. Special thanks to Ahmet Menguc and Gülçin Sökücü - Mosaic Art Instructor, Ministry of Culture Artist at Gaziantep...
Great Big Story
The Mystic Art of ancient Sword Making
Explore the enigmatic world of sword making, delving into the secrets behind Game of Thrones' Valyrian steel and the historical Ulfberht swords.
National Geographic
Behind the Mask of the World's Oldest Surviving Dramatic Art | Short Film Showcase
Noh theater, or Nohgaku (能楽), is one of the world’s most ancient stage traditions still being actively performed today. Known for its use of elaborate masks known as nohmen, Noh performances weave together supernatural elements and...
National Geographic
Learning the Art of Traditional Tattooing on the Cook Islands | Short Film Showcase
Englishman Croc Coulter lives in Rarotonga, the largest of the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean. He has become a master of the traditional Polynesian art of tātatau—an ancient tattooing process that involves using handmade tools of bone...