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A History of the World in 100 Objects

Pilgrims, Raiders and Traders (900 - 1300 AD)

Kilwa pot sherds

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Radio 4 LW

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In a week that explores the tangle of trade routes that crisscrossed the globe 1000 years ago, Neil MacGregor sifts through broken pot fragments from an African beach. Show more

BBC Radio 4 LW

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