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A History of the World in 100 Objects After the Ice Age: Food and Sex (9000 - 3500 BC) Episodes

    Jomon Pot

    5/5 Neil MacGregor tells the story of a 7,000-year-old Japanese pot and a forgotten people

    Maya Maize God Statue

    4/5 Neil MacGregor discovers how the early Mayans of Central America created a god out of food

    Egyptian Clay Model of Cattle

    3/5 Neil MacGregor tells the colourful tale of four Egyptian clay cows older than the pyramids

    Ain Sakri Lovers Figuerine

    2/5 Neil MacGregor's material history of human society - the story of two lovers

    Bird-shaped Pestle

    1/5 Neil MacGregor reveals how man-made objects reflect the story of human development