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Frobisher's Gold
Tudor explorer and licensed pirate Martin Frobisher's quest for Arctic gold
Stolen Antiquities
Why has London has become a global centre for stolen and looted classical antiquities?
Ancient Medicine
What killed the mummy? Manchester Museum investigate death in the classical world
Moenjodaro - Pakistan
The abandonment of the city of Mohenjodaro in 1700BC, is still a mystery
The Ghandaran Kingdom
The Ghandaran kingdom lasted from 1500-500BC. Will its remains survive modern looting?
The Tomb of Tutankhamun
The discovery of the tomb in 1922 and the current attempts to preserve it
Kathmandu
Factories businesses and over a million tourists are taking their toll on Kathmandu
The Lost Monastery of San Vincenzo
The discovery of a 'monastic Pompeii' in the province of Isernia in central Italy
The Temples of Angkor
The restoration of the temples in Angkor Cambodia, including the magnificent Angkor Wat
Newgrange - Ireland
How Irish authorities are cracking down on the black market by recruiting treasure hunters
British Museum - Lyre
A 7th Century lyre from a ship burial at Sutton Hoo is reconstructed and played
Uluburun Shipwreck
The Uluburun shipwreck sank in 1,400BC with enough bronze on board to equip a small army
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia, one of the great buildings of the ancient world is painstakingly cleaned
Petra
How was Petra's extraordinary rock-cut architecture achieved?
The Australian Museum
Australia's first museum was established by early European settlers in 1827
Ironbridge Gorge
How a gorge in the heart of England's Shropshire became a Unesco World Heritage site
Prague
Despite war revolution and occupation Prague remains one of Europe’s best preserved cities
The Monuments of Vietnam
Vietnam's history is written in its monuments. But can they be protected from developers?
Orford Ness
The Suffolk nature reserve that was once a top secret military site
Sana'a in Yemen
How did the ancient city of Sana'a develop multi-storey buildings with geometric patterns?
Ethiopian Christianity
Ethopia's Christian heritage is an ancient one. But how many of their sites have survived?
Australia
The new-found desire in Australia to preserve their colonial convict and industrial past
Venice
Venice is sinking. Can concerned organisations from all over Europe hold back the tides?
Zuiderzee Museum
A maritime museum dedicated to preserving the heritage of the Zuiderzee region
The Great Irish Famine
Moves to commemorate the Great Irish Famine which began in 1845
Hong Kong
From an island of fishermen to one of the world's first "tiger economies"
London
Archeologists have discovered some strange things under and around London.
Byzantine Shipwreck
The discovery of a Byzantine wreck in Tantura Lagoon once the ancient harbour of Tel Dor
Joods Historisch Museum
Destroyed by the Nazis, the Jewish Historical Museum was rebuilt in Amsterdam in 1955
Zanzibar
The history of Zanzibar, a cornerstone of world trade for over a 1000 years
United Arab Emirates
The astonishing transformation of pearling and fishing villages into oil rich metropolises