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| Introduction: Signals from the Past |
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PART ONE Making us Human 2,000,000-9000 BC |
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2 Olduvai Stone Chopping Tool |
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9 | (6) |
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15 | (4) |
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19 | (7) |
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26 | (6) |
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PART TWO After the Ice Age: Food and Sex 9000-3500 BC |
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32 | (5) |
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7 Ain Sakhri Lovers Figurine |
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37 | (6) |
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8 Egyptian Clay Model of Cattle |
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43 | (6) |
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49 | (6) |
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55 | (7) |
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PART THREE The First Cities and States 4000-2000 BC |
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11 King Den's Sandal Label |
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62 | (6) |
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68 | (10) |
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78 | (6) |
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84 | (6) |
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90 | (6) |
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PART FOUR The Beginnings of Science and Literature 2000-700 BC |
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17 Rhind Mathematical Papyrus |
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102 | (9) |
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111 | (6) |
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117 | (7) |
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124 | (8) |
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PART FIVE Old World, New Powers 1100-300 BC |
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132 | (8) |
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140 | (6) |
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23 Chinese Zhou Ritual Vessel |
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146 | (7) |
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153 | (5) |
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158 | (6) |
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PART SIX The World in the Age of Confucius 500-300 BC |
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164 | (7) |
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27 Parthenon Sculpture: Centaur and Lapith |
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171 | (6) |
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177 | (6) |
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183 | (7) |
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190 | (6) |
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PART SEVEN Empire Builders 300 BC-AD 10 |
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31 Coin with Head of Alexander |
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196 | (7) |
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203 | (6) |
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209 | (6) |
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34 Chinese Han Lacquer Cup |
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215 | (6) |
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221 | (7) |
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PART EIGHT Ancient Pleasures, Modern Spice AD 1-500 |
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228 | (7) |
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37 North American Otter Pipe |
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235 | (6) |
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38 Ceremonial Ballgame Belt |
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241 | (7) |
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248 | (8) |
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256 | (8) |
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PART NINE The Rise of World Faiths AD 100-600 |
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41 Seated Buddha from Gandhara |
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264 | (5) |
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42 Gold Coins of Kumaragupta I |
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269 | (7) |
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43 Plate showing Shapur II |
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276 | (5) |
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281 | (6) |
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287 | (7) |
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PART TEN The Silk Road and Beyond AD 400-800 |
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46 Gold Coins of Abd al-Malik |
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294 | (7) |
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301 | (6) |
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307 | (6) |
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313 | (5) |
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50 Silk Princess Painting |
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318 | (8) |
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PART ELEVEN Inside the Palace: Secrets at Court AD 700-900 |
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51 Maya Relief of Royal Blood-letting |
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326 | (7) |
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52 Harem Wall-painting Fragments |
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333 | (6) |
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339 | (6) |
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345 | (6) |
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55 Chinese Tang Tomb Figures |
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351 | (9) |
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PART TWELVE Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders AD 800-1300 |
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360 | (6) |
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366 | (6) |
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58 Japanese Bronze Mirror |
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372 | (6) |
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378 | (7) |
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385 | (7) |
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PART THIRTEEN Status Symbols AD 1100-1500 |
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392 | (6) |
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398 | (6) |
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404 | (6) |
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410 | (6) |
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416 | (8) |
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PART FOURTEEN Meeting the Gods AD 1200-1500 |
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424 | (7) |
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67 Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy |
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431 | (6) |
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68 Shiva and Parvati Sculpture |
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437 | (6) |
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69 Sculpture of Huastec Goddess |
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443 | (6) |
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70 Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island Statue |
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449 | (9) |
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PART FIFTEEN The Threshold of the Modern World AD 1375-1550 |
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71 Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent |
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458 | (6) |
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464 | (6) |
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470 | (6) |
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476 | (6) |
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482 | (8) |
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PART SIXTEEN The First Global Economy AD 1450-1650 |
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490 | (7) |
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77 Benin Plaque: The Oba with Europeans |
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497 | (6) |
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503 | (7) |
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510 | (6) |
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516 | (8) |
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PART SEVENTEEN Tolerance and Intolerance AD 1550-1700 |
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81 Shi'a Religious Parade Standard |
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524 | (8) |
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82 Miniature of a Mughal Prince |
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532 | (6) |
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538 | (7) |
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545 | (7) |
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85 Reformation Centenary Broadsheet |
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552 | (8) |
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PART EIGHTEEN Exploration, Exploitation and Enlightenment AD 1680-1820 |
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560 | (6) |
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87 Hawaiian Feather Helmet |
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566 | (6) |
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88 North American Buckskin Map |
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572 | (8) |
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89 Australian Bark Shield |
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580 | (6) |
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586 | (8) |
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PART NINETEEN Mass Production, Mass Persuasion AD 1780-1914 |
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91 Ship's Chronometer from HMS Beagle |
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594 | (6) |
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92 Early Victorian Tea Set |
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600 | (6) |
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93 Hokusai's The Great Wave |
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606 | (7) |
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613 | (7) |
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95 Suffragette-defaced Penny |
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620 | (8) |
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PART TWENTY The World of our Making AD 1914-2010 |
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96 Russian Revolutionary Plate |
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628 | (6) |
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97 Hockney's In the Dull Village |
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634 | (6) |
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640 | (6) |
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646 | (6) |
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100 Solar-powered Lamp and Charger |
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652 | (7) |
| Maps |
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659 | (9) |
| List of Objects |
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668 | (3) |
| Bibliography |
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671 | (8) |
| References |
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679 | (4) |
| Picture Credits and Text Acknowledgements |
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683 | (1) |
| Acknowledgements |
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684 | (3) |
| Index |
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