History of the World in 100 objects

Connected Sites: 19

WHS represented by (= /made at/found in/closely associated with etc) objects on the BBC 2010 series "A History of the World in 100 Objects". The series number is shown together with a link to the BBC descriptive Web page. From those pages there are further links to detail on the British Museum Web site and also to downloadable podcasts for each program, but these may not be available to non UK IP addresses. There is however also a link to a full transcript of the text of each program.

>

Connected Sites

Ancient Thebes
Inscribed: 1979
4.39
341
11
Prog 1 "Mummy Of Hornedjitef (Link) Prog 17 "Rhind Mathematical Papyrus" (Link) Prog 20 "Statue Of Ramesses Ii" (Link)
Ngorongoro
Ngorongoro
Tanzania
Inscribed: 1979
4.35
160
4
Prog 2 "Olduvai Stone Chopping Tool" (Link) Prog 3 "Olduvai Handaxe" (Link)
Copán
Copán
Honduras
Inscribed: 1980
3.86
128
7
Prog 9 "Maya Maize God Statue" (Link)
Moenjodaro
Moenjodaro
Pakistan
Inscribed: 1980
3.51
32
3
Prog 13 "Indus Seal" (Found At Harappa) (Link)
Acropolis
Inscribed: 1987
4.26
668
14
Prog 27 "Parthenon Sculpture: Centaur And Lapith" (Link)
Summer Palace
Inscribed: 1998
3.92
420
9
Prog 39 "Admonitions Of The Instructress To The Court Ladies". (Link) The British Museum Web Site Talks Of The Painting's "Arrival At The British Museum In 1903" And That It Had Been "In The Imperial Collection During The Reign Of The Qianlong Emperor (1736-96)." China Believes That The Painting Was Looted From The Summer Palace In 1900 (Link)
Gyeongju
Gyeongju
Republic of Korea
Inscribed: 2000
3.29
177
14
Prog 49 "Korean Roof Tile" (Link)
Samarra
Inscribed: 2007
3.02
33
5
Prog 52 "Harem Wall Painting Fragments" (Link)
Old City of Acre
Inscribed: 2001
3.26
205
6
Prog 57 "Hedwig Glass Beaker" - Believed To Have Been Acquired In Acre During The Crusades (Link)
Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara
Inscribed: 1981
3.26
25
5
Prog 60 "Kilwa Pot Sherds" (Link)
Meroe
Meroe
Sudan
Inscribed: 2011
4.04
38
4
No 35 Head Of Augustus 27-25 Bc
See Www.Bbc.Co.Uk
Damascus
Inscribed: 1979
3.87
104
5
No 46 Gold Coin Of Abd Al-Malik. Minted In Damascus Ad 696-7
See Www.Bbc.Co.Uk
Borobudur
Borobudur
Indonesia
Inscribed: 1991
4.29
265
9
No 59. Buddha Head 750 - 850 Ad
See Www.Bbc.Co.Uk
Rapa Nui
Inscribed: 1995
4.49
132
13
No 70. Hoa Hakananai'a Statue 1000 Ad
See Www.Bbc.Co.Uk
Istanbul
Istanbul
Turkiye
Inscribed: 1985
4.38
665
12
No 71. Tughra Of Suleiman The Magnificent 1520-66 Ad
See Www.Bbc.Co.Uk
Potosi
Potosi
Bolivia
Inscribed: 1987
3.17
115
6
No 80. Pieces Of Eight 1589-98 Ad
See Www.Bbc.Co.Uk
Imperial Palace
Inscribed: 1987
4.19
481
11
No 90. Jade Bi . Originally 1200 Bc But Inscribed In 1790 Ad With A Poem Of The Qianlong Emperor
See Www.Bbc.Co.Uk
Maritime Greenwich
Maritime Greenwich
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1997
3.15
533
10
No 91. Ships Chronometer From Hms Beagle. Early 19c Ad. Chronometers For The Royal Navy Were Set And Issued In Greenwich
See Www.Bbc.Co.Uk
Ahwar of Southern Iraq
Inscribed: 2016
2.98
28
4
Standard Of Ur
See Www.Bbc.Co.Uk