THE OBJECTS that we leave behind SPEAK VOLUMES about our past. They give us an INSIGHT into our ANCESTORS' LIVES that is so much RICHER and more INTRIGUING than a list of events.

HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 1.000 OBJECTS SHOWCASES A TREASURE TROVE OF FASCINATING ARTIFACTS -- FROM PREHISTORY TO THE PRESENT DAY, FROM THE ORDINARY TO THE EXTRAORDINARY -- REVEALING THE STORY OF THE WORLD'S CIVILIZATIONS THROUGH THE AGES.