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Neil MacGregor continues his series on the expression of shared beliefs in communities around the world and across time.
He focuses on rites of passage, marking the transition from childhood to adulthood, including a lock of bound hair, from the collections of the British Museum, which reveals an important ritual for teenage boys on the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu.
Producer Paul Kobrak
Produced in partnership with the British Museum
Photograph (c) The Trustees of the British Museum.
Greg Jenner introduces the new series of his BBC history podcast, You're Dead To Me.
Published 03/10/20
Neil MacGregor concludes his series on how shared beliefs have shaped societies.
He began with the Lion Man, an object created 40 000 years ago, and now reflects on the present, on the future and on hope.
Producer Paul Kobrak
The series is produced in partnership with the British Museum,...
Published 12/01/17