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The Silk Road And Beyond (400 - 700 AD)
Five objects from the British Museum tell the story of the movement of goods and ideas, along the Silk Road out of China, to Korea and even as far as East Anglia
First Broadcast7 Jun 2010
Latest Broadcast12 Jun 2010
Episodes5
Categories
History
Episodes
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A History of the World in 100 Objects
Two gold coins from Syria which sum up one of history's greatest political upheavals.
Jun 2010
EPISODE
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor looks at what was happening in 7th-century Korea.
Jun 2010
EPISODE
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor examines a pottery warrior figure from a forgotten people in Peru.
Jun 2010
EPISODE
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor examines a painting from the Silk Road.
Jun 2010
EPISODE
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor with one of the most sensational finds from Anglo-Saxon Britain.
Jun 2010