Across millennia, countless civilizations have flourished and faded, leaving only faint traces of their existence. Harald Haarmann’s exploration of twenty-five forgotten cultures invites readers to reconsider the mainstream narrative of human history, shining a light on societies that shaped the world in profound, yet often unrecognized, ways. Through archaeological evidence, linguistic analysis, and cultural interpretation, Haarmann reconstructs the lifeways, achievements, and enigmatic disappearances of peoples whose legacies still echo in the modern era.

• History is shaped by many more civilizations than conventional accounts suggest.
• Numerous vibrant cultures left significant contributions before vanishing...
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