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Communication
A History of the World in 100 Objects - objects related to communication.
Reformation Centenary Broadsheet—Tolerance and Intolerance (AD 1550-1700)
Neil MacGregor with a souvenir of the 100th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
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Flood tablet—The Beginning of Science and Literature (1500 - 700 BC)
Neil MacGregor's world history - an account of a great flood much older than the Bible.
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Early Writing Tablet—The First Cities and States (4000 - 2000 BC)
Neil MacGregor explores early writing through a 5,000-year-old tablet about beer!
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Indus Seal—The First Cities and States (4000 - 2000 BC)
Neil MacGregor's global history told through objects - stone seals from the Indus Valley.
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Olmec Stone Mask—The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC)
Neil MacGregor's history of the world tells of a forgotten people of ancient Mexico.
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Arabian bronze hand—The Rise of World Faiths (200 - 600 AD)
A mysterious bronze hand tells the story of religious belief in Arabia before Islam.
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King Den's Sandal Label—The First Cities and States (4000 - 2000 BC)
Neil MacGregor's world history told through objects. Today, a great Pharaoh's sandal label
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