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The Creation of Adam · 1512

Painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Michelangelo captures the anticipation before the creation of humanity. God reaches out to Adam, inspiring within us a question

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Deep time.
Human traces.

A world takes shape. A foot leaves an impression. A hand says: we were here. Follow the objects and ideas that connect us across time.

  1. 4.54 billionyears ago
    Globe of Earth based on NASA imagery

    A world takes shape

    A planet forms. Our shared home.

  2. 3.66 millionyears ago
    A digital model of a Laetoli footprint replica

    A step survives

    A replica of a footprint preserved in ash.

  3. c. 7,350BCE
    Stencilled hands on the rock at Cueva de las Manos

    We leave our mark

    Hands reach across thousands of years.

  4. 1827CE
    Niépce’s View from the Window at Le Gras

    Light becomes memory

    A view from a window, held in a photograph.

Four moments. Countless connections.
Find your place in the timeline.