- Preface: Mission Impossible
- Introduction: Signals from the Past
- Part One: Making us Human – 2,000,000-9000 BC[rtoc]
- Mummy of Hornedjitef
- Olduvai Stone Chopping Tool
- Olduvai Handaxe
- Swimming Reindeer
- Clovis Spear Point[/rtoc]
- Part Two: After the Ice Age: Food and Sex – 9000-3500 BC[rtoc]
- Bird-shaped Pestle
- Ain Sakhri Lovers Figurine
- Egyptian Clay Model of Cattle
- Maya Maize God Statue
- Jomon Pot[/rtoc]
- Part Three: The First Cities and States – 4000-2000 BC[rtoc]
- King Den’s Sandal Label
- Standard of Ur
- Indus Seal
- Jade Axe
- Early Writing Tablet[/rtoc]
- Part Four: The Beginnings of Science and Literature – 2000-700 BC[rtoc]
- Flood Tablet
- Rhind Mathematical Papyrus
- Minoan Bull-leaper
- Mold Gold Cape
- Statue of Ramesses II[/rtoc]
- Part Five: Old World, New Powers – 1100-300 BC[rtoc]
- Lachish Reliefs
- Sphinx of Taharqo
- Chinese Zhou Ritual Vessel
- Paracas Textiel
- Gold Coin of Croesus[/rtoc]
- Part Six: The World in the Age of Confucius – 500-300 BC[rtoc]
- Oxus Chariot Model
- Parthenon Sculpture: Centaur and Laptih
- Basse-Yutz Flagons
- Olmec Stone Mask
- Chinese Bronze Bell[/rtoc]
- Part Seven: Empire Builders – 300 BC-AD 10[rtoc]
- Coin with Head of Alexander
- Pillar of Ashoka
- Rosetta Stone
- Chinese Han Lacquer Cup
- Head of Augustus[/rtoc]
- Part Eight: Ancient Pleasures, Modern Spice – AD 1-500[rtoc]
- Warren Cup
- North American Otter Pipe
- Ceremonial Ballgame Belt
- Admonitions Scroll
- Hoxne Pepper Pot[/rtoc]
- Part Nine: The Rise of World Faiths – AD 100-600[rtoc]
- Seated Buddha from Gandhara
- Gold Coins of Kumaragupta I
- Silver Plate showing Shapur II
- Hinton St Mary Mosaic
- Arabian Bronze Hand[/rtoc]
- Part Ten: The Silk Road and Beyond – AD 400-800[rtoc]
- Gold Coins of Abd al-Malik
- Sutton Hoo Helmet
- Moche Warrior Pot
- Korean Roof Tile
- Silk Princess Painting[/rtoc]
- Part Eleven: Inside the Palace: Secrets at Court – AD 700-900[rtoc]
- Maya Relief of Royal Blood-letting
- Harem Wall-painting Fragments
- Lothair Crystal
- Statue of Tara
- Chinese Tang Tomb Figures[/rtoc]
- Part Twelve: Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders – AD 800-1300[rtoc]
- Value of York Hoard
- Hedwig Glass Beaker
- Japanese Bronze Mirror
- Borobudur Buddha Head
- Kilwa Pot Sherds[/rtoc]
- Part Thirteen: Status Symbols – AD 1100-1500[rtoc]
- Lewis Chessmen
- Hebrew Astrolabe
- Ife Head
- The David Vases
- Taino Ritual Seat[/rtoc]
- Part Fourteen: Meeting the Gods – AD 1200-1500[rtoc]
- Holy Thorn Reliquary
- Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy
- Shiva and Parvati Sculpture
- Sculpture of Huastec Goddess
- Hoa Hakananai’a Easter Island Statue[/rtoc]
- Part Fifteen: The Threshold of the Modern World – AD 1375-1550[rtoc]
- Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent
- Ming Banknote
- Inca Gold Llama
- Jade Dragon Cup
- Dürer’s Rhinoceros[/rtoc]
- Part Sixteen: The First Global Economy – AD 1450-1650[rtoc]
- Mechanical Galleon
- Benin Plaque: The Oba with Europeans
- Double-headed Serpent
- Kakiemon Elephants
- Pieces of Eight[/rtoc]
- Part Seventeen: Tolerance and Intolerance – AD 1550-1700[rtoc]
- Shi’a Religious Parade Standard
- Miniature of a Mughal Prince
- Shadow Puppet of Bima
- Mexican Codex Map
- Reformation Centenary Broadsheet[/rtoc]
- Part Eighteen: Exploration, Exploitation and Enlightenment – AD 1680-1820[rtoc]
- Akan Drum
- Hawaiian Feather Helmet
- North American Buckskin Map
- Australian Bark Shield
- Jade Bi[/rtoc]
- Part Nineteen: Mass Production, Mass Persuasian – AD 1780-1914[rtoc]
- Ship’s Chronometer from HMS Beagle
- Early Victorian Tea Set
- Hokusai’s The Great Wave
- Sudanese Slit Drum
- Suffragette-defaced Penny[/rtoc]
- Part Twenty: The World of Our Making – AD 1914-2010[rtoc]
- Russian Revolutionary Plate
- Hockney’s In the Dull Village
- Throne of Weapons
- Credit Card
- Solar-powered Lamp and Charger[/rtoc]
- Maps
- Lists of Objects
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