A History of the World
A digital museum telling a history of the world through objects
Today's object: Mummy of Hornedjitef
British Museum
Mummy and coffins of a priest who lived over 1,000 years after Tutankhamun and Ramesses the Great.
Weekly theme: Making us human
Looking at the first stone tools and how making and using these objects allowed humans to evolve and adapt to different environments.
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This site uses objects to tell a history of the world. You’ll find 100 objects from the British Museum and hundreds more from museums and people across the UK.
