Encounters between cultures are meetings between people from different cultural backgrounds. These encounters have taken place throughout history during trade, exploration, and migration. They can occur on a small or large scale.

One example is the contact between European explorers and Indigenous peoples in the Americas after 1492. These encounters included the sharing of goods, languages, and traditions. They were recorded in written accounts, objects, and historical evidence.

Encounters between cultures are studied through documents, artifacts, and oral histories. They help show how different groups interacted over time.