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Death
More programmes from A History of the World which relate to the ritual of death.
Sutton Hoo helmet—The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD)
Neil MacGregor with one of the most sensational finds from Anglo-Saxon Britain.
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Chinese Tang tomb figures—Inside The Palace: Secrets At Court (700 - 950 AD)
Neil MacGregor with a collection of tomb figures from Tang dynasty China
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Egyptian Clay Model of Cattle—After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC)
Neil MacGregor tells the colourful tale of four Egyptian clay cows older than the pyramids
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Paracas Textile Fragment—Old World, New Powers (1100 - 300 BC)
Neil MacGregor's world history through objects. Today: ancient textiles from Peru
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Mold Gold Cape—The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC)
Neil MacGregor tells the story of a gold cape found in Wales and made over 3500 years ago.
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Mummy of Hornedjitef—Making Us Human (2,000,000 - 9000 BC)
Neil MacGregor retells humanity's history through the objects it has made
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