Results for "ancient"
60 peoples found.
Jewsיהודים
🇮🇱 Israel and 11 moreAn ethnoreligious group with ancient roots in Israel and a global presence today
About 15 million
AssyriansĀṯūrāyē / Suryoye / Suryāyē
🇮🇶 Iraq and 14 moreAn indigenous Christian people of northern Mesopotamia, speaking Neo-Aramaic.
About 1.2 million, Semitic
YorubaÌran Yorùbá
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 11 moreA major West African people rooted in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo
About 53 million, Volta-Niger (Niger–Congo)
San
🇳🇦 Namibia and 5 moreIndigenous hunter-gatherers of southern Africa with ancient roots
About 160,000, Khoe, Kxʼa, and Tuu
Maya
🇬🇹 Guatemala and 5 moreIndigenous peoples of Mesoamerica with deep roots in Guatemala and Mexico
About 11 million, Mayan
Israelitesבני ישראל
🇮🇱 Israel and 11 moreAncient Semitic-speaking people of Canaan, known for their tribal confederation
Historical, Canaanite (Northwest Semitic)
Twelve Tribes of Israelשִׁבְטֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל (Šiḇṭê Yiśrāʾēl)
🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreAncient tribal confederation of the biblical Israelites in Canaan
Historical, Semitic
Sabaeans
🇾🇪 Yemen and 2 moreAncient South Arabian people of the kingdom of Sheba in Yemen
Historical, Old South Arabian
NubiansNⲟⲃⲓ̄
🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Nile valley between southern Egypt and northern Sudan
About 5 million, Nilo-Saharan (Eastern Sudanic branch)
Tribe of Judahשֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה (Shevet Yehudah)
🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreA leading tribe of ancient Israel, centered in southern Judea
Historical, Afro-Asiatic
SoninkeSoninké
🇲🇱 Mali and 10 moreMande-speaking people of West Africa, founders of the ancient Ghana Empire
About 2.8 million, Mande
Balineseanak Bali
🇮🇩 IndonesiaHindu-majority people of Bali, known for art, dance, and water-temple farming
About 3.9 million, Austronesian
Magi
🇮🇷 Iran and 1 morePriestly caste of Zoroastrianism with ancient roots in Iran
Tribe of Levi
🇮🇱 IsraelPriestly tribe of ancient Israel, known for religious and temple duties
Historical
Scordisci
🇷🇸 Serbia and 2 moreA mixed people of the central Balkans, active from the 3rd to 1st century BC
Historical
Tribe of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן (Binyāmīn)
🇮🇱 IsraelAncient Israelite tribe between Judah and Ephraim, famed for warriors and King Saul
Historical, Semitic
Tribe of Naphtali
🇮🇱 IsraelA northern tribe of ancient Israel, known for its swift warriors and lost after exile
Historical
Tribe of Ephraim
🇮🇱 IsraelA leading tribe of ancient Israel, later counted among the Ten Lost Tribes
Historical, Semitic
Tribe of Dan
🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreAncient Israelite tribe known for migration and seafaring
Historical
Silures
🇬🇧 United KingdomAncient tribal confederation of south-east Wales
Historical
Tribe of Reubenרְאוּבֵן
🇯🇴 Jordan and 3 moreAn ancient Israelite tribe east of the Jordan River
Historical, Semitic
Tribe of Simeon
🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreAn ancient Israelite tribe once settled in the southwest of Canaan
Historical
Tribe of Gad
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreA tribe of ancient Israel settled east of the Jordan River
Historical
Minaeans
🇾🇪 Yemen and 4 moreAncient traders and kingdom-builders of northwest Yemen
Historical
Tribe of Asher
🇮🇱 Israel and 3 moreA historical Israelite tribe linked to western and coastal Galilee
Historical
Tribe of Zebulun
🇮🇱 IsraelAncient Israelite tribe settled between the Sea of Galilee and the Mediterranean
Historical
Tribe of Manassehשֵׁבֶט מְנַשֶּׁה (Shevet Menashe)
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreAncient Israelite tribe with territory on both sides of the Jordan River
Historical
Tocharians of KarasahrĀrśi
🇨🇳 ChinaAncient Indo-European people of Karasahr in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang
Historical, Indo-European
ʿĀdعَاد
🇯🇴 Jordan and 2 moreAn ancient Arab tribe once settled in the Wadi Rum region of southern Jordan
Historical
Tribe of Issachar
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreAncient Israelite tribe known for scholarship and wisdom
Historical
Latgalians
🇱🇻 LatviaAn ancient Baltic tribe of eastern Latvia, core ancestors of modern Latvians
Historical, Baltic
Okjeo옥저
🇰🇵 North KoreaAncient tribal communities of northern Korea, known for farming and village chiefs
Historical, Puyŏ languages
Caspians
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan and 1 moreAncient people of the southwestern Caspian Sea region
Historical
Tribe of Joseph
🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreA major ancient Israelite tribe later divided into Ephraim and Manasseh
Historical, Semitic
Acomaʔáák’u
🇺🇸 United StatesPueblo people of western New Mexico, living atop a high mesa for centuries
About 3,000, Keresan
Semnones
🇩🇪 GermanyA major Suebi tribe of ancient Germany near the Elbe in Roman times
Historical
Usipi
🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreA Germanic people who moved along the Rhine in Roman times
Historical
Lingones
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreA Gallic people of the Langres plateau and the Po plain in ancient times
Historical, Celtic
Meshwesh
🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreAncient Libyan tribe that once ruled parts of Egypt
Historical
Agrianes
🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 2 moreAncient Paeonian tribe of the Upper Strymon region
Historical
Azd
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreAncient Arab tribe from South Arabia with many influential branches
Semitic
Libu
🇱🇾 Libya and 1 moreAncient Berber tribe of Libya, known from Egyptian records
Historical
DeceangliTegeingl
🇬🇧 United KingdomCeltic tribe of ancient Britain near the Clwydian Range
Historical
Kuikuro
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Upper Xingu River in Brazil
About 653, Cariban
Bariq
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 2 moreA large tribe from Bareq in southwest Saudi Arabia, descended from Al-Azd.
About 100,000, Semitic
Banu Bakr
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA historic Arab tribal confederation from central and northern Arabia
Semitic
Banu Hanifa
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 2 moreSedentary Arab tribe of central Arabia, founders of early Riyadh
Semitic
Rabi'a
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA major branch of the ancient North Arabian tribes
Historical
Shammar
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA large Arab tribal confederation rooted in northern Arabia and Iraq
About 1.5 million, Semitic
Abd al-Qaysعبد القيس
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 7 moreAn ancient Arab tribe from Eastern Arabia, now found across the Gulf region
Semitic
Tayy
🇸🇾 Syria and 5 moreAncient Arab tribal confederation of Jabal Shammar and the Syrian Desert
Kirata
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMountain peoples of the Himalayas and Northeast India in ancient texts
Historical, Sino-Tibetan
PalembangUwong Pelémbang
🇮🇩 IndonesiaNative people of Palembang city and South Sumatra, Indonesia
About 1.3 million, Malay (Austronesian)
Diablintes
🇫🇷 FranceAn Iron Age Gallic tribe from what is now north Mayenne, France
Historical
Jurhum
🇾🇪 YemenAncient Qahtanite tribe once linked to Mecca and the Kaaba
Historical
Hayato
🇯🇵 JapanAncient people of southern Kyushu, known for resistance and unique traditions
Historical, Japonic (possibly)
Marajoara
🇧🇷 BrazilAncient mound-building society of Marajó Island in the Amazon delta
Historical
Banu Amir
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 9 moreAn ancient Arab tribal confederation from Najd and Hejaz, now dispersed
Historical, Semitic
Sinagua
🇺🇸 United StatesAncient farmers and foragers of central Arizona's highlands and valleys
Historical
Bituriges Vivisci
🇫🇷 FranceA Gallic tribe settled near ancient Bordeaux during Roman times
Historical