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Six Feet Under

Where and when were coffins first introduced? Nigel Barley, assistant keeper at the Museum of Mankind, dates funerals and burials back to 3000BC in Ancient Egypt.

Also on the programme, how your signature speaks volumes about your personality.

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30 minutes

麻豆社 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project