MacGregor, Neil, 1946-
New York : Viking, 2011.
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• Originally published: London New York : Allen Lane, 2010.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. 671-678) and index.
• pt. 1. Making us human: 2,000,000-9000 BC : Mummy of Hornedjitef Olduvai stone chopping tool Olduvai handaxe Swimming reindeer Clovis spear point — pt. 2. After the Ice Age: food and sex: 9000-3500 BC : Bird-shaped pestle Ain Sakhri lovers figurine Egyptian clay model of cattle Maya maize god statue Jomon pot — pt. 3. The first cities and states: 4000-2000 BC : King Den’s sandal label Standard of Ur Indus seal Jade axe Early writing tablet — pt. 4. The beginnings of science and literature: 2000-700 BC : Flood tablet Rhind mathematical papyrus Minoan bull-leaper Mold gold cape Statue of Ramesses II — pt. 5. Old world, new powers: 1100-300 BC : Lachish reliefs Sphinx of Taharqo Chinese Zhou ritual vessel Paracas textile Gold coin of Croesus — pt. 6. The world in the age of Confucius: 500-300 BC : Oxus chariot model Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith Basse-Yutz flagons Olmec stone mask Chinese bronze bell — pt. 7. Empire builders: 300 BC-AD 10 : Coin with head of Alexander Pillar of Ashoka Rosetta stone Chinese Han lacquer cup Head of Augustus — pt. 8. Ancient pleasures, modern spice: AD 1-500 : Warren cup North American otter pipe Ceremonial ballgame belt Admonitions scroll Hoxne pepper pot — pt. 9. The rise of world faiths: AD 100-600 : Seated Buddha from Gandhara Gold coins of Kumaragupta I Plate showing Shapur II Hinton St. Mary mosaic Arabian bronze hand — pt. 10. The silk road and beyond: AD 400-800 : Gold coins of Abd al-Malik Sutton Hoo helmet Moche warrior pot Korean roof tile Silk princess painting –
• pt. 11. Inside the palace: secrets at court: AD 700-900 : Maya relief of royal blood-letting Harem wall-painting fragments Lothair crystal Statue of Tara Chinese Tang tomb figures — pt. 12. Pilgrims, raiders and traders: AD 800-1300 : Vale of York hoard Hedwig beaker Japanese bronze mirror Borobudur Buddha head Kilwa pot sherds — pt. 13. Status symbols: AD 1100-1500 : The Lewis chessmen Hebrew astrolabe Ife head The David vases Taino ritual seat — pt. 14. Meeting the gods: AD 1200-1500 : Holy Thorn Reliquary Icon of the Triumph of Orthodoxy Shiva and Parvati sculpture Sculpture of Huastec goddess Hoa Hakananai’a Easter Island statue — pt. 15. The threshold of the modern world: AD 1375-1550 : Tughra of Suleiman the Magnificent Ming banknote Inca gold llama Jake dragon cup Dürer’s Rhinoceros — pt. 16. The first global economy: AD 1450-1650 : Mechanical galleon Benin plaque: the Oba with Europeans Double-headed serpent Kakiemon elephants Pieces of eight — pt. 17. Tolerance and intolerance: AD 1550-1700 : Shi’a religious parade standard Miniature of a Mughal prince Shadow puppet of Bima Mexican codex map Reformation centenary broadsheet — pt. 18. Exploration, exploitation and enlightenment: AD 1680-1820 : Akan drum Hawaiian feather helmet North American buckskin map Australian bark shield Jade Bi — pt. 19. Mass production, mass persuasion: AD 1780-1914 : Ship’s chronometer from HMS Beagle Early Victorian tea set Hokusai’s The Great Wave Sudanese slit drum Suffragette-defaced penny — pt. 20. The world of our making: AD 1914-2010 : Russian revolutionary plate Hockney’s In the Dull Village Throne of weapons Credit card Solar-powered lamp and charger.
• Traces the stories of one hundred human innovations to explain their pivotal role in shaping civilization, from weapons and the domestication of cows to currency and music.

Subjects:

• Antiquities, Prehistoric.
• Classical antiquities.
• Archaeology, Medieval.
• Ceremonial objects.
• Material culture.

Requested by Wittenbreer, B.