I suppose one might argue about what constitutes a "culture" but I'll nominate medieval southwestern France / northeastern Spain. Navarre, for those who know the region. It was a really interesting blend of peoples, including Basques. The Cathar heresy was born there.
Another: the Waldensians in Savoy. Medieval Wales. Brittany. The Hussites. I've always been interested in those little pockets of Germans in eastern Europe ... Transylvanian Saxons, anyone?
And that's just the Middle Ages. It's tougher to look at more ancient peoples because our sources don't let us look very deeply into their cultures. A few myths, some artifacts, some philological sluething, but mostly we come away with more questions than answers. The Etruscans are a good example.
Another: the Waldensians in Savoy. Medieval Wales. Brittany. The Hussites. I've always been interested in those little pockets of Germans in eastern Europe ... Transylvanian Saxons, anyone?
And that's just the Middle Ages. It's tougher to look at more ancient peoples because our sources don't let us look very deeply into their cultures. A few myths, some artifacts, some philological sluething, but mostly we come away with more questions than answers. The Etruscans are a good example.