History lives in books. Ancient items wear and degrade. But there's an unsung band of heritage heroes looking after the landmarks of culture and science. Conservators from the Cambridge University Library, and institutions like it all around the world, care for some of the most precious pieces of our past. So let's find out how Chinese oracle bones, Darwin's beans, and the Spitting Image masks are all connected.

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Cambridge University Library – https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/

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