[{"n": "The Olmec", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-olmec/", "s": "Early major Mesoamerican civilization and one of its cradles."}, {"n": "The Indus Valley Civilization", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-indus-valley-civilization/", "s": "One of four ancient centres of the world, spanning Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan."}, {"n": "The Maya Collapse", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-maya-collapse/", "s": "Classic Maya collapse: a rupture, not an end."}, {"n": "Angkor and the Khmer Empire", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/angkor-and-the-khmer-empire/", "s": "The Khmer Empire: a hydraulic civilisation centred on Angkor, lasting from 802 to 1431 AD."}, {"n": "The Minoans", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-minoans/", "s": "Bronze Age civilization on Crete, first in Europe."}, {"n": "The Mycenaeans", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-mycenaeans/", "s": "First advanced Greek civilization of the Bronze Age."}, {"n": "The Hittites", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-hittites/", "s": "Anatolian Indo-European people of the Bronze Age Hittite Empire."}, {"n": "The Etruscans", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-etruscans/", "s": "Ancient Italian civilization of city-states with a distinct language and culture."}, {"n": "The Kingdom of Kush", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-kingdom-of-kush/", "s": "Ancient Nubian kingdom that ruled Egypt and developed a distinct civilization."}, {"n": "Great Zimbabwe", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/great-zimbabwe/", "s": "Capital of the Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe and the largest stone structure in precolonial Southern Africa."}, {"n": "Teotihuacan", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/teotihuacan/", "s": "Ancient Mesoamerican city of pyramids, murals, and monumental influence."}, {"n": "The Scythians", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-scythians/", "s": "Ancient Iranic nomads who dominated the Pontic Steppe."}, {"n": "The Nabataeans and Petra", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-nabataeans-and-petra/", "s": "Ancient Arab people known for Petra and trade."}, {"n": "Catalhoyuk", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/catalhoyuk/", "s": "Neolithic proto-city in Anatolia, known for egalitarian structure and murals."}, {"n": "Gobekli Tepe", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/gobekli-tepe/", "s": "Neolithic site with monumental megaliths, debated as early temple or settlement."}, {"n": "Doggerland", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/doggerland/", "s": "Submerged land bridge between Great Britain and continental Europe."}, {"n": "Thonis-Heracleion", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/thonis-heracleion/", "s": "Ancient Egyptian port city submerged for 1,200 years."}, {"n": "The Underground City of Derinkuyu", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-underground-city-of-derinkuyu/", "s": "Ancient multi-level underground refuge in Cappadocia, Turkey."}, {"n": "The Sea Peoples", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-sea-peoples/", "s": "The Sea Peoples were a confederation of tribes that attacked Egypt and other areas around the eastern Mediterr"}, {"n": "The Tarim Mummies", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-tarim-mummies/", "s": "Preserved bodies revealing ancient Central Asian migrations."}, {"n": "The Hanseatic League", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-hanseatic-league/", "s": "A medieval commercial and defensive network of merchant guilds and towns."}, {"n": "The Kingdom of Aksum", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-kingdom-of-aksum/", "s": "Aksum was a major ancient empire in the Horn of Africa."}, {"n": "Cahokia", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/cahokia/", "s": "Largest pre-Columbian city north of Mexico"}, {"n": "The Moche", "u": "/e/lost-civilizations/the-moche/", "s": "Moche: autonomous polities sharing culture on Peru's north coast."}]