TY  - GEN
AU  - Macgregor, Neil
TI  - History of the World in 100 objects
SN  - 9780241951774
U1  - 930.1 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Penguin Books
KW  - Material culture
KW  - World history
KW  - British Museum
KW  - Antiquities
KW  - Civilization, Ancient
KW  - Civilization, Modern
KW  - Antiquities, Prehistoric
KW  - Archaeology, Medieval
N1  - Contents
Preface : Mission Impossible        xiii
Introduction : Signals from the past         xv
pt. 1. Making us human : 2,000,000-9000 BC. 3-22
Mummy of Hornedjitef
Olduvai stone chopping tool 
Olduvai handaxe 
Swimming reindeer 
Clovis spear point
pt. 2. After the Ice Age: food and sex: 9000-3500 BC.        29-49
Bird-shaped pestle
Ain Sakhri lovers figurine 
Egyptian clay model of cattle 
Maya maize god statue 
Jomon pot
pt. 3. The first cities and states: 4000-2000 BC.     57-76
King Den's sandal label 
Standard of Ur 
Indus seal 
Jade axe 
Early writing tablet
pt. 4. The beginnings of science and literature: 2000-700 BC.       83-105
Flood tablet
Rhind mathematical papyrus
Minoan bull-leaper 
Mold gold cape 
Statue of Ramesses II
pt. 5. Old World, new powers : 1100-300 BC.             113-133
Lachish reliefs 
Sphinx of Taharqo 
Chinese Zhou ritual vessel 
Paracas textile 
Gold coin of Croesus
pt. 6. The world in the age of Confucius : 500-300 BC.      139-160
Oxus chariot model 
Parthenon sculpture : Centaur and Lapith 
Basse-Yutz flagons 
Olmec stone mask 
Chinese bronze bell
pt. 7. Empire builders : 300 BC-AD 10.    167-187
Coin with head of Alexander 
Pillar of Ashoka 
Rosetta Stone 
Chinese Han lacquer cup 
Head of Augustus
pt. 8. Ancient pleasures, modern spice : AD 1-500.             195-215
Warren Cup 
North American otter pipe 
Ceremonial ballgame belt 
Admonitions scroll 
Hoxne pepper pot
pt. 9. The rise of world faiths AD 100-600      223-243
 Seated Buddha from Gandhara 
Gold coins of Kumaragupta I 
Silver plate showing Shapur II 
Hinton St. Mary mosaic 
Arabian bronze head
pt. 10. The Silk Road and beyond : AD 400-800.      251-271
Gold coins of Abd al-Malik 
Sutton Hoo helmet 
Moche warrior pot 
Korean roof tile 
Silk princess painting
pt. 11. Inside the palace : secrets at court : AD 700-900            279-299
Maya relief of royal blood-letting 
Harem wall-painting fragments 
Lothair crystal 
Statue of Tara 
Chinese Tang tomb figures
pt. 12. Pilgrims, raiders and traders : AD 800-1300      307-327
Vale of York hoard 
Hedwig glass beaker 
Japanese bronze mirror 
Borobudur Buddha head 
Kilwa pot sherds
pt. 13. Status symbols : AD 1100-1500         335-355
Lewis chessmen 
Hebrew astrolabe 
Ife head 
The David vases
 Taino ritual seat
pt. 14. Meeting the gods : AD 1200-1500         363-383
Holy Thorn reliquary 
Icon of the triumph of orthodoxy 
Shiva and Parvati sculpture 
Sculpture of Huastec goddess 
Hoa Hakananai'a Easter Island statue
pt. 15. The threshold of the modern world : AD 1375-1550              391-412
Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent 
Ming banknote 
Inca gold llama 
Jade dragon cup 
Durer's Rhinoceros
pt. 16. The first global economy : AD 1450-1650      419-439
Mechanical galleon 
Benin plaque : the Oba with Europeans
Double-headed serpent 
Kakiemon elephants 
Pieces of eight
pt. 17. Tolerance and intolerance : AD 1550-1700         447-467
Shi'a religious parade standard 
Miniature of a Mughal prince 
Shadow puppet of Burma 
Mexican codex map 
Reformation centenary broadsheet
pt. 18. Exploration, exploitation and enlightenment : AD 1680-1820        475-495
Akan drum 
Hawaiian feather helmet 
North American buckskin map 
Australian bark shield 
Jade bi
pt. 19. Mass production, mass persuasion : AD 1780-1914         503-524
Ship's chronometer from HMS Beagle 
Early Victorian tea set 
Hokusai's The great wave 
Sudanese slit drum 
Suffragette-defaced penny
pt. 20. The world of our making : AD 1914-2010       531-552
Russian revolutionary plate 
Hockney's In the dull village 
Throne of weapons 
Credit card 
Solar-powered lamp and charger
Maps          559
List of Objects            568
Bibliography      571
References       580
Text Acknowledgements      584
Acknowledgements      585
Index  587


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