How 34 cultures across 6 continents understood, interpreted, and used dreams โ from the Paleolithic to the present.
c. 3100โ30 BCE
Africa & Near East
c. 3500โ539 BCE
Middle East
c. 800โ146 BCE
Europe / Mediterranean
753 BCE โ 476 CE
Europe / Mediterranean
c. 200โ1100 CE
Northern Europe / Scandinavia
c. 500 BCE โ 400 CE
Western Europe
c. 1200 BCE โ present
Middle East / Global
7th century โ present
Middle East / Global
c. 1500 BCE โ present
South Asia
c. 1100 BCE โ present
East Asia
c. 500 BCE โ present
South & Central Asia
c. 700 CE โ present
East Asia
65,000+ years โ present
Australia / Oceania
c. 2000 BCE โ 1697 CE
Central America
c. 1300โ1521 CE
Central America
c. 1400โ1533 CE
South America
c. 1000 BCE โ present
Oceania / Pacific
c. 1500 BCE โ present
Central Asia / Middle East
Paleolithic โ present
Northern Asia
Thousands of years โ present
North America
20,000+ years โ present
Africa
Pre-Columbian โ present
Central America
Ancient โ present
East Asia
c. 800โ100 BCE
Europe / Mediterranean
Ancient โ present
Northern Europe / Arctic
Ancient โ present
Central & Eastern Europe
c. 800 CE โ present
Central Asia
Pre-Islamic โ present
Arabian Peninsula
Ancient โ present
Arctic
Ancient โ present
Southeast Asia
Medieval โ present
Europe / Global
Ancient โ present
South America
Colonial era โ present
Caribbean
Ancient โ present
Southeast Asia / Global diaspora