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An omnibus edition of the objects and artefacts that tell the history of the world.
Series 1
Episode 4 - The Beginning of Science & Literature
Duration: 55 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC World Service Online
Four thousand years ago societies were becoming more sophisticated.
This week Neil MacGregor looks at objects from the earliest examples of literature and science. Show more
An omnibus edition of the objects and artefacts that tell the history of the world.
An omnibus edition of the objects and artefacts that tell the history of the world.
The first programme looks at some of the earliest objects in the Museum - and how they made us human. Show more
From the first coinage to burial shrouds, Neil MacGregor decodes 5 objects to show the ambition of new regimes across the world.
2,500 years ago great thinkers were exploring how people should live but can objects like the Parthenon sculptures tell us more?