Collection No. 07 of 24
Technology and engineering
Tools, metalworking, machines and how things were built.
2 subjects · 1 lesson · 4 objects · 11 events
The thread through time
Everything in this drawer at its date. Objects above the line, lessons and events below. Each step to the right is ten times closer to today.
Object Lesson Event
Lessons
- Bronze for the ancestorsWhat were the Shang bronzes for, and what did a queen take to her grave?Shang China · About 1300 to 1041 BC; Lady Hao’s tomb found 1976
Objects
A bronze cauldron on three legs12th to 11th century BC
A tall bronze wine beaker13th century BC
A lidded bronze wine container12th century BC
A great bronze wine jar13th century BC
Subjects
- Stone Age to Iron Age BritainAbout 42,000 years ago to AD 43
- Shang ChinaAbout 1250 BC to 1041 BC, at Anyang