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2. Olduvai Stone Chopping Tool
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4. Swimming Reindeer
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5. Clovis Spear Point
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6. Bird-shaped Pestle
Barker, Graeme, The Agricultural Revolution in Prehistory: Why Did Foragers Become Farmers? (Oxford, 2007)
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7. Ain Sakhri Lovers Figurine
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Watkins, Trevor, ‘From Foragers to Complex Societies in Southwest Asia’, in C. Scarre (ed.), The Human Past: World Prehistory and the Development of Human Societies (London, 2009), pp. 201–33.
8. Egyptian Clay Model of Cattle
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9. Maya Maize God Statue
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10. Jomon Pot
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11. King Den’s Sandal Label
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12. Standard of Ur
Crawford, Harriet, Sumer and Sumerians (Cambridge, 2004)
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13. Indus Seal
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Wright, Rita, The Ancient Indus: Urbanism Economy and Society (Cambridge, 2010)
14. Jade Axe
Edmonds, Mark, Stone Tools and Society: Working Stone in Neolithic and Bronze Age Britain (London, 1995)
Sheridan, Alison, ‘Green Treasures from Magic Mountains’, British Archaeology, 96 (2007), 22–7
15. Early Writing Tablet
Schmandt-Besserat, Denise, When Writing Met Art: From Symbol to Story (Austin, 2007)
Robinson, Andrew, The Story of Writing: Alphabets, Hieroglyphs and Pictograms (London, 2007)
16. Flood Tablet
George, Andrew, The Epic of Gilgamesh (London, 2003)
Mitchell, T. C., The Bible in the British Museum: Interpreting the Evidence (London, 2004)
17. Rhind Mathematical Papyrus
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Robins, Gay, and Charles Shute, The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus (London, 1987)
18. Minoan Bull-leaper
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Rice, Michael, The Power of the Bull (Oxford, 1998)
19. Mold Gold Cape
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Needham, Stuart, ‘The Development of Embossed Goldwork in Bronze Age Europe’, Antiquaries Journal, 80 (2000), 27–65
20. Statue of Ramesses II
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21. Lachish Reliefs
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22. Sphinx of Taharqo
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23. Chinese Zhou Ritual Vessel
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24. Paracas Textile
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25. Gold Coin of Croesus
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26. Oxus Chariot Model
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27. Parthenon Sculpture: Centaur and Lapith
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28. Basse-Yutz Flagons
James, Simon, The World of the Celts (London, 2005)
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29. Olmec Stone Mask
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30. Chinese Bronze Bell
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31. Coin with Head of Alexander
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32. Pillar of Ashoka
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33. Rosetta Stone
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34. Chinese Han Lacquer Cup
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35. Head of Augustus
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36. Warren Cup
Clarke, John R., Looking at Lovemaking: Constructions of Sexuality in Roman Art 100 BC–AD 250 (Berkeley, 1998)
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37. North American Otter Pipe
Milner, G., The Moundbuilders: Ancient Peoples of Eastern North America (London, 2004)
Rafferty, Sean, and Rob Mann, Smoking and Culture: The Archaeology of Tobacco Pipes in Eastern North America (Knoxville, 2004)
38. Ceremonial Ballgame Belt
Evans, Susan Toby, Ancient Mexico and Central America: Archaeology and Culture (London, 2004)
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39. Admonitions Scroll
Lewis, M. A., China Between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties (Boston, 2009)
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40. Hoxne Pepper Pot
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41. Seated Buddha from Gandhara
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42. Gold Coins of Kumaragupta I
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43. Silver Plate Showing Shapur II
Daryaee, Touyaj, Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (London, 2009)
Harper, Prudence O., In search of a Cultural Identity: Monuments and Artefacts of the Sasanian Near East, 3rd to 7th century AD (New York, 2006)
44. Hinton St Mary Mosaic
Petts, David, Christianity in Roman Britain (Stroud, 2003)
Mattingly, David, An Imperial Possession: Britain in the Roman Empire (London, 2007)
45. Arabian Bronze Hand
Gunter, A. C. (ed.), Caravan Kingdoms: Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade (Washington, 2005)
Simpson, St John, Queen of Sheba: Treasures from Ancient Yemen (London, 2002)
46. Gold Coins of Abd al-Malik
Crone, P., and M. Hinds, God’s Caliph: Religious Authority in the First Centuries of Islam (Cambridge, 2003)
Robinson, Chase F., Abd al-Malik (Oxford, 2005)
47. Sutton Hoo Helmet
Carver, Martin, Sutton Hoo: Burial Ground of Kings (London, 2000)
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48. Moche Warrior Pot
Bawden, G., The Moche (Cambridge, 1999)
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49. Korean Roof Tile
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50. Silk Princess Painting
Baumer, Christoph, The Southern Silk Road: In the Steps of Sir Aurel Stein and Sven Hedin (Bangkok, 2000)
Vainker, S., Chinese Silk: A Cultural History (London, 2004)
51. Maya Relief of Royal Blood-letting
Grube, Nilolai, and Simon Martin, Chronicle of the Mayan Kings and Queens: Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya (London, 2008)
Freidel, David, and Linda Schele, A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya (London, 1990)
52. Harem Wall-painting Fragments
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53. Lothair Crystal
Kornbluth, Genevra, Engraved Gems of the Carolingian Empire (Pennsylvania, 1995)
McKitterick, Rosamund, The Frankish Kingdoms under the Carolingians 751–987 (London/New York, 1983)
54. Statue of Tara
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55. Chinese Tang Tomb Figures
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56. Vale of York Hoard
Ager, B., and G. Williams, The Vale of York Hoard (London, 2010)
Holman, Katherine, The Northern Conquest: Vikings in Britain and Ireland (Oxford, 2002)
Graham-Campbell, J., and G. Williams (ed.), Silver Economy in the Viking Age (California, 2007)
57. Hedwig Glass Beaker
Klaniczay, Gabor, Holy Rulers and Blessed Princesses: Dynastic Cults in Medieval Central Europe (Cambridge, 2002)
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58. Japanese Bronze Mirror
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59. Borobudur Buddha Head
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60. Kilwa Pot Sherds
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61. Lewis Chessmen
Robinson, James, The Lewis Chessmen (London, 2004)
McDonald, Andrew R., The Kingdom of the Isles: Scotland’s Western Seaboard c.1100 – c.1336 (Edinburgh, 1997)
62. Hebrew Astrolabe
Lowney, Chris, A Vanished World: Muslims, Christians and Jews in Medieval Spain (Oxford, 2005)
Webster, Roderick and Marjorie, Western Astrolabes (Chicago, 1998)
63. Ife Head
Davidson, Basil, West Africa before the Colonial Era (London/New York, 1998)
Platte, Editha, Bronze Head from Ife (London, 2010)
64. The David Vases
Carswell, John, Blue & White: Chinese Porcelain Around the World (London, 2000)
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65. Taino Ritual Seat
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66. Holy Thorn Reliquary
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Benedicta Ward, Relics and the Medieval Mind (Malden/Oxford/Victoria, 2010)
67. Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy
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68. Shiva and Parvati Sculpture
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69. Sculpture of Huastec Goddess
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70. Hoa Hakananai’a Easter Island Statue
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71. Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent
Inalcik, Halil, The Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age 1300–1600 (Burtonsville, 2001)
Rogers, J. M., and R. M. Ward, Süleyman the Magnificent (London, 1988)
72. Ming Banknote
Clunas, Craig, Empire of Great Brightness: Visual and Material Cultures of Ming China 1368–1644 (London, 2007)
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73. Inca Gold Llama
D’Altroy, Terence N., The Incas (Oxford, 2002)
McEwan, Colin, Precolumbian Gold: Technology, Style and Iconography (London, 2000)
74. Jade Dragon Cup
Forbes Manz, Beatrice, The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane (Cambridge, 1989)
Forbes Manz, Beatrice, Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran (Cambridge, 2007)
75. Dürer’s Rhinoceros
Bartrum, Giulia, Albrecht Dürer and his Legacy: the Graphic Work of a Renaissance Artist (London, 2002)
Bendini, Silvio A., The Pope’s Elephant (Austin, 1997)
76. The Mechanical Galleon
Evans, R. J. W., Rudolf II and his World: A Study in Intellectual History 1576–1612 (Oxford, 1973)
Wolfe, Jessica, Humanism, Machinery and Renaissance Literature (Cambridge, 2004)
77. Benin Plaque: The Oba with Europeans
Plankensteiner, Barbara, Benin Kings and Rituals: Court Arts from Nigeria (Paris/Berlin, 2007)
Girshick Ben-Amos, P., The Art of Benin (London, 1995)
78. Double-headed Serpent
Evans, Susan Toby, Ancient Mexico and Central America: Archaeology and Culture History (London, 2004)
McEwan, C., et al., Turquoise Mosaics from Mexico (London, 2006)
79. Kakiemon Elephants
Impey, Oliver, Japanese Export Porcelain (Amsterdam, 2002)
Cullen, A. M., A History of Japan 1582–1941: Internal and External Worlds (Cambridge, 2003)
80. Pieces of Eight
Stein, S. J. and B. H., Silver, Trade and War: Spain and America in the Making of Early Modern Europe (Baltimore, 2000)
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81. Shi’a Religious Parade Standard
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Axworthy, Michael, A History of Iran: Empire of the Mind (New York, 2010)
82. Miniature of a Mughal Prince
Canby, Sheila R., Princes, Poets and Paladins: Islamic and Indian Paintings from the Collection of Prince and Princess Sadruddin Aga Khan (London, 1998)
Stronge, Susan, Painting for the Mughal Emperor: The Art of the Book 1560–1660 (London, 2002)
83. Shadow Puppet of Bima
Scott-Kemball, Juene, Javanese Shadow Puppets (London, 1970)
Tarling, Nicholas (ed.), The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia, Vol. 1, Part 2 (Cambridge, 1992)
84. Mexican Codex Map
Brotherston, Gordon, Painted Books from Mexico (London, 1995)
Edgerton, S. Y., Theaters of Conversion: Religious Architecture and Indian Artisans in Colonial Mexico (Albuquerque, 2001)
85. Reformation Centenary Broadsheet
Wilson, Peter H., Europe’s Tragedy: A New History of the Thirty Years War (London, 2010)
Pettegree, Andrew, Reformation and the Culture of Persuasion (Cambridge, 2005)
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86. Akan Drum
Reindorf, Carl C., History of the Gold Coast and Asante (Accra, 2007)
McCaskie, T. C., State and Society in Pre-colonial Asante (Cambridge, 1995)
87. Hawaiian Feather Helmet
Lummis, Trevor, Pacific Paradises: The Discovery of Tahiti and Hawaii (Sutton, 2005)
Forbes, David W., Encounters with Paradise: Views of Hawaii and its People, 1778–1941 (Honolulu, 1992)
88. North American Buckskin Map
Richter, Daniel K., Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America (Harvard, 2001)
Warhus, Mark, Another America: Native American Maps and the History of Our Land (New York, 1997)
89. Australian Bark Shield
Nugent, Maria, Cook Was Here (Cambridge, 2009)
Flood, Josephine, The Original Australians (Crows Nest, 2004)
90. Jade Bi
Elliott, Marc C., The Qianlong Emperor: Son of Heaven, Man of the World (Harlow, 2009)
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81. Ship’s Chronometer from HMS Beagle
Andrewes, W. (ed.), The Quest for Longitude (London, 1996)
Glennie, P., and N. Thrift, Shaping the Day: A History of Timekeeping in England and Wales 1300–1800 (Oxford, 2009)
92. Early Victorian Tea Set
Macfarlane, A. and I., Green Gold: The Empire of Tea (London, 2004)
Dolan, Brian, Josiah Wedgwood, Entrepreneur to the Enlightenment (London, 2008)
93. Hokusai’s The Great Wave
Huffman, James L., Japan in World History (Oxford, 2010)
Bouquillard, Jocelyn, Hokusai’s Mount Fuji: The Complete Views in Color (New York, 2007)
94. Sudanese Slit Drum
Green, Dominic, Three Empires on the Nile (New York, 2007)
Johnson, Douglas H., The Root Causes of Sudan’s Civil Wars (Oxford, 2002)
95. Suffragette-defaced Penny
Phillips, Melanie, The Ascent of Woman: A History of the Suffragette Movement and the Ideas Behind It (London, 2004)
Liddington, Jill, Rebel Girls: How Votes for Women Changed Edwardian Lives (London, 2006)
96. Russian Revolutionary Plate
King, David, Red Star Over Russia: A Visual History of the Soviet Union (London, 2010)
Rudoe, Judy, Decorative Arts 1850–1950: The British Museum Collection (London, 1994)
97. Hockney’s In the Dull Village
Livingstone, Marco, David Hockney (World of Art Series)(London, 1993)
Cavafy, C. P., Collected Poems, ed. George Savvidis, trans. Edmund Keeley and Philip Sherrard (Princeton, 1992)
98. Throne of Weapons
Bocola, S. (ed.), African Seats (London, 2002)
Nordstrom, C., A Different Kind of War Story (Philadelphia, 1997)
99. Credit Card
Ritzer, George F., Explorations in the Sociology of Consumption: Fast Food, Credit Cards and Casinos (Thousand Oaks, 2001)
Maurer, Bill, Mutual Life Limited: Islamic Banking, Alternative Currencies, Lateral Reason (Princeton, 2005)
100. Solar-powered Lamp and Charger
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p. 563–4 Chambers, Ephraim, Cyclopaedia; or An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (London, 1728), vol. 2, p. 623
p. 570–71 Samwell, David, A Narrative of the Death of Captain James Cook (London, 1786)
p. 575 Published in American State Papers, Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States from the Second Session of the Eleventh to the Third Session of the Thirteenth Congress Inclusive, Class ii: Indian Affairs (Washington, 1834), pp. 339–40
p. 577 Diagram from Lewis, G. Malcom, ‘An Early Map of Skin of the Area Later to Become Indiana and Illinois’, British Library Journal, 22 (1996), 66-87
p. 602 Johnson, Samuel, ‘Review of “A Journal of Eight Days Journey” ’, The Literary Magazine, 2, no.13 (1757)
p. 603 English translation of Geijer quoted in Alan and Iris Macfarlane, Green Gold: The Empire of Tea (London, 2003), pp. 71–2
p. 605 H. Evershed, ‘The Farming of Surrey’, Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, 1st series, 14 (1853), pp. 402–3
p. 611 Online source: http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/japan/japanworkbook/modernhist/perry.html#document
p. 621–2 ‘Scrapbook for 1912: Vera Brittain Introduces Dame Ethel Smyth’, National Programme (BBC, first broadcast 9 March 1937)
p. 623 Female Suffrage: A Letter from the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M. P. to Samuel Smith, M. P. (London, 1892)
p. 624 (1) Transcript of a speech made by Christabel Pankhurst, 1908 (Copyright © British Library)
p. 624 (2) Mary Richardson quoted in ‘National Gallery Outrage. Suffragist Prisoner in Court. Extent of Damage’, The Times, 11 March 1914
p. 631 Letter from the State Porcelain Factory, 4 June 1920, translated in Tamara Kudryavtseva, Circling the Square: Avant-garde Porcelain from Revolutionary Russia (London, 2004), p. 27
p. 637 Cavafy, Constantine, ‘In the Dreary Village’, translated by John Mavrogordato (London, 1974)
p. 638 Hockney, David, Hockney by Hockney (London, 1979), p. 23