A History of the World in 100 Objects

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Length
102 tracks, 1431:21
Release Date
22 October 2010

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