Neil MacGregor continues his new series retelling humanity's history through the objects it's made. Today that object is also one of the earliest works of art. Show more
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Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, retells humanity's history through the objects it has made. Today he reveals the Swiss Army knife of the Stone Age, the hand axe. Show more
Neil MacGregor, continues his series retelling humanity's history through the objects it has made. Today, the story of early human settlement moves to North America. Show more
Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, starts a new series retelling humanity's history through the objects it's made. The first is an Egyptian mummy Show more
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Making Us Human (2,000,000 - 9000 BC)
Olduvai Stone Chopping Tool
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Director of the British Museum, Neil MacGregor, retells humanity's history through the objects it has made. Today he encounters the very first tool made by our ancestors Show more