Why Dragons Appeared in So Many Ancient Cultures

From ancient jade carvings to medieval legends, dragons have taken extraordinary forms across cultures. Why do these creatures sometimes seem familiar, and what do their differences reveal? Explore dragons in Chinese art, medieval European stories, Mesoamerican tradition, and the fossils once linked to monsters. Myth, historical artifacts and scientific evidence are distinguished throughout. 00:00 The impossible creature 00:54 Ancient China 02:49 Medieval Europe 04:28 The feathered serpent 05:45 Bones and legends 06:57 What the evidence shows Sources: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o... https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/s... https://www.metmuseum.org/de/perspectives/... https://blog.metmuseum.org/artofilluminati... https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/501... https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/t... https://www.amnh.org/explore/videos/shelf-... https://digitalcollections.amnh.org/API/Do... Images are illustrative recreations, not photographs of the named historical objects.