Foreword ..................................................... 6
Contributors and Acknowledgements ............................ 8
Introduction ................................................ 10
Section 1: Hidden treasures
1 Tales from ancient worlds ................................... 22
2 Living and dying under the pharaohs ......................... 34
3 Collecting cultures, making connections ..................... 46
4 History and geography in the palm of your hand .............. 58
5 The story of Earth and early life ........................... 66
6 A is for Aardvark, Z is for Zebra ........................... 76
7 A collection of inordinate number and diversity ............. 84
8 All the green things upon the earth ......................... 94
9 Live animals, conservation through education ............... 104
10 Investigating and preserving the collections ............... 112
Section 2: Using the collections
11 Collection-based research .................................. 122
12 Making sense of our world: learning from collections ....... 132
13 Close encounters: engagement and participation in the
Museum and beyond .......................................... 138
14 Search us online ........................................... 146
Further reading ............................................ 150
Picture credits ............................................ 156
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