Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This week Hartwig talks with Jill Cook, the Museum's Keeper of Britain, Europe and Prehistory. Together they discuss an act of crisis encapsulated in a engraved rib bone from c.13,000 years ago.
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Horse frightened by a lion. Image: Yale Centre for British Art
Horse anatomy print. Image: Warburg1866
Cresswell caves Image: Nigel Homer / Caves Creswell Crags / CC BY-SA 2.0
Creswell Crags Museum And Heritage Centre, Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave. Image: Enchufla Con Clave
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#iconoclasm #crisis #hearttoHartwig
This week Hartwig talks with Jill Cook, the Museum's Keeper of Britain, Europe and Prehistory. Together they discuss an act of crisis encapsulated in a engraved rib bone from c.13,000 years ago.
During this challenging time, we’re bringing inspiring stories of humanity’s shared histories and cultural achievements to millions of people online. Your support ensures that we can continue to make the collection and videos like this one available to as many people as possible. If you can, please donate today: ow.ly/1e1Y30qHebG
Images:
Horse frightened by a lion. Image: Yale Centre for British Art
Horse anatomy print. Image: Warburg1866
Cresswell caves Image: Nigel Homer / Caves Creswell Crags / CC BY-SA 2.0
Creswell Crags Museum And Heritage Centre, Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave. Image: Enchufla Con Clave
Under creative commons:
creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
#iconoclasm #crisis #hearttoHartwig
