A History of the World

A digital museum telling a history of the world through objects

Today's object: Mummy of HornedjitefBritish MuseumMummy and coffins of a priest who lived over 1,000 years after Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great.

Weekly theme: Making us humanLooking at the first stone tools and how making and using these objects allowed humans to evolve and adapt to different environments.

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