It's been called the biggest art theft in history – thousands of statues stolen from temples across Cambodia and sold to private collectors and international museums, including here in Australia. Now a team of art sleuths, on behalf of the Cambodian Government, are on a mission to bring home the country's cultural heritage.In this episode of Foreign Correspondent, the inside story of how Cambodia's stolen antiquities are being tracked and returned in a global treasure hunt. South-East Asia correspondent Mazoe Ford travels with the restitution team as they journey across the country and over borders to identify, trace and reclaim Cambodia's missing treasures. |
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Title: | Treasure Hunters: Searching for Cambodia's stolen antiquities | |
Air Date: | August 3, 2023 | |
Runtime: | 30 min | |
insaniacza : agreed although.... how can they actually expect it to be any better than the original?