A History of the World in 100 Objects

Tracklist

• 1
  Welcome
  0:08
• 2
  Mummy of Hornedjitef 18 Jan 10
  13:49
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• 3
  Olduvai Stone Chopping Tool 19 Jan 2010
  14:02
  5.0 ★
• 4
  Olduvai Handaxe 20 Jan 2010
  13:58
  5.0 ★
• 5
  Swimming Reindeer 21 Jan 2010
  13:47
• 6
  Clovis Spear Point 22 Jan 2010
  13:44
• 7
  Bird-shaped Pestle 25 Jan 10
  13:54
• 8
  Ain Sakhri Lovers Figurine 26 Jan 10
  13:56
• 9
  Egyptian Clay Model of Cattle 27 Jan 10
  13:55
• 10
  Maya Maize God Statue 28 Jan 10
  13:54
• 11
  Jomon Pot 29 Jan 10
  14:02
• 12
  King Den's Sandal Label 1 Feb 2010
  13:48
• 13
  Standard of Ur 2 Feb 2010
  14:22
• 14
  Indus seal 3 Feb 2010
  13:57
• 15
  Jade axe 4 Feb 2010
  14:00
• 16
  Early writing tablet 5 Feb 2010
  13:54
• 17
  Flood Tablet 8 Feb 2010
  13:57
• 18
  Rhind Mathematical Papyrus 9 Feb 2010
  13:57
• 19
  Minoan Bull Leaper 10 Feb 2010
  14:09
• 20
  Mold Gold Cape 11 Feb 2010
  14:21
• 21
  Statue of Ramesses II 12 Feb 2010
  13:49
• 22
  Lachish Reliefs 15 Feb 2010
  13:50
• 23
  Sphinx of Taharqo 16 Feb 2010
  13:41
• 24
  Chinese Zhou ritual vessel 17 Feb 2010
  13:56
• 25
  Paracas Textile 18 Feb 2010
  14:03
• 26
  Gold Coin of Croesus 19 Feb 2010
  13:50
• 27
  Oxus Chariot Model 22 Feb 2010
  14:09
• 28
  Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith 23 Feb 2010
  14:11
• 29
  Basse Yutz Flagons 24 Feb 2010
  14:11
• 30
  Olmec Stone Mask 25 Feb 2010
  13:49
• 31
  Chinese bronze bell 26 Feb 2010
  14:05
• 32
  Coin with head of Alexander 17 May 2010
  13:53
• 33
  Pillar of Ashoka 18 May 2010
  14:11
• 34
  Rosetta Stone 19 May 2010
  14:07
• 35
  Chinese Han lacquer cup 20 May 2010
  14:08
• 36
  Head of Augustus 21 May 2010
  14:03
• 37
  Warren Cup 24 May 2010
  14:05
• 38
  North American Otter Pipe 25 May 2010
  14:11
• 39
  Ceremonial Ballgame Belt 26 May 2010
  14:11
• 40
  Admonitions Scroll 27 May 2010
  14:20
• 41
  Hoxne pepper pot 28 May 2010
  14:13
• 42
  Seated Buddha of Gandhara 31 May 2010
  13:49
• 43
  Gold Coin of Kumaragupta I
  14:20
• 44
  Silver Plate Showing Shapur II 1 Jun 2010
  14:03
• 45
  Hinton St Mary Mosaic 3 Jun 2010
  13:58
• 46
  Arabian Bronze Hand 4 Jun 2010
  14:24
• 47
  Gold coins of Abd Al-Malik 7 Jun 2010
  14:09
• 48
  Sutton Hoo helmet 8 Jun 2010
  14:03
• 49
  Moche Warrior pot 9 Jun 2010
  14:22
• 50
  Korean roof tile 10 Jun 2010
  14:10
• 51
  Silk princess painting 11 Jun 2010
  14:13
• 52
  Maya Relief of Royal Blood-Letting 14 Jun 2010
  14:08
• 53
  Harem wall painting fragments 15 Jun 2010
  14:08
• 54
  Lothair Crystal 16 Jun 2010
  13:52
• 55
  Statue of Tara 17 Jun 2010
  14:04
• 56
  Chinese Tang figures 18 Jun 2010
  14:20
• 57
  Vale of York Hoard 21 Jun 2010
  14:08
• 58
  Hedwig glass beaker 22 Jun 2010
  14:10
• 59
  Japanese bronze mirror 23 Jun 2010
  14:04
• 60
  Borobudur Buddha head 24 Jun 2010
  14:12
• 61
  Kilwa pot sherds 25 Jun 2010
  14:02
• 62
  Lewis Chessmen 28 Jun 2010
  14:25
• 63
  Hebrew Astrolabe 29 Jun 2010
  14:18
• 64
  Ife Head 30 Jun 2010
  14:20
• 65
  The David Vases 1 Jul 2010
  14:29
• 66
  Taino Ritual Seat 2 Jul 2010
  14:10
• 67
  Holy Thorn Reliquary 5 Jul 2010
  13:56
• 68
  Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy 6 Jul 2010
  14:08
• 69
  Shiva and Parvati Sculpture 7 Jul 2010
  14:00
• 70
  Statue of Huastec Goddess 8 Jul 2010
  13:56
• 71
  Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island Statue 9 Jul 2010
  13:59
• 72
  Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent 13 Sept 2010
  13:48
• 73
  Ming Banknote 14 Sept 2010
  14:01
• 74
  Inca Gold Llama 15 Sept 2010
  14:01
• 75
  Jade Dragon Cup 16 Sept 2010
  13:58
• 76
  Durer's Rhinoceros 17 Sept 2010
  14:05
• 77
  The mechanical galleon 20 Sept 2010
  13:54
• 78
  Benin Plaque - the Oba with Europeans 21 Sept 2010
  13:58
• 79
  Double-headed Serpent 22 Sept 2010
  13:45
• 80
  Kakiemon Elephants 23 Sept 2010
  13:57
• 81
  Pieces of Eight 24 Sept 2010
  13:55
• 82
  Shi'a Religious Parade Standard 27 Sept 2010
  14:00
• 83
  Miniature of a Mughal Prince 28 Sept 2010
  14:17
• 84
  Shadow Puppet of Bima 29 Sept 2010
  14:03
• 85
  Mexican Codex Map 30 Sept 2010
  14:18
• 86
  Reformation Centenary Broadsheet 1 Oct 2010
  13:51
• 87
  Akan Drum 4 October 2010
  14:18
• 88
  Hawaiian feather helmet 5 Oct 2010
  13:55
• 89
  North American buckskin map 6 Oct 2010
  13:54
• 90
  Australian bark shield 7 Oct 2010
  13:46
• 91
  Jade bi 8 Oct 2010
  14:03
• 92
  Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle 11 Oct 2010
  14:02
• 93
  Early Victorian Tea Set 12 Oct 2010
  14:16
• 94
  Hokusai's The Great Wave 13 Oct 2010
  13:49
• 95
  Sudanese slit drum 14 Oct 2010
  13:49
• 96
  Suffragette-defaced penny 15 Oct 2010
  14:03
• 97
  Russian revolutionary plate 18 Oct 2010
  14:05
• 98
  Hockney's In the Dull Village 19 Oct 2010
  13:24
• 99
  Throne of Weapons 20 Oct 2010
  14:09
• 100
  Credit card 21 Oct 2010
  13:59
• 101
  Solar-powered lamp and charger 22 Oct 2010
  13:40
• 102
  A History of the World Special 18 May 2011
  27:28

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  A History of the World in 100 Objects

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  22 October 2010