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The Maya

The complex and sophisticated Mayan civilization survives in stone in Belize

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Rome

From death at the Colosseum to Dominican monks, the layers of Rome's history are revealed

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Robbing the Past

Who should own the past? The battle to own and display the world's ancient artefacts

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Greenwich

What makes Greenwich, an area in South London, a Unesco World Heritage site?

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The Palaces of St Petersburg

The Tsarist capital was a city of palaces with 30 surviving the Soviets and the Nazis

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Underwater Archaeology

Divers explore the wreck of a Byzantine ship dashed onto rocks over a thousand years ago

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A Question of Conservation

Is conservation about restoration or preservation, heritage or tourism?

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Medieval Medicine

The unexpected history of a hospital run by the Order of St John in 1180 Jerusalem

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Canals

How the arteries of the British industrial revolution are being brought back to life

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Bedouins of Jordan

How Bedouins in Jordan are abandoning goat herding for employment in eco-tourism

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Elmina Castle in Ghana

The oldest European building in Africa became a central point in the Atlantic slave trade

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The Holy Land

How much of Jesus' Jerusalem still exists after 2000 years of turmoil?

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The Anastasian Wall

How an international effort is preserving the Roman Anastasian Wall in Turkey

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Historic Ships

How are historic ships are conserved and why is so much spent on their long term survival?

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Mass Tourism

Can heritage sites like Stonehenge and Westminster Abbey cope with modern mass tourism?

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Mexico - The Aztecs

Recent archaeological discoveries have shed new light on the Aztec civilisation

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Calcutta

How Calcutta (Kolkata) is fighting to preserve its crumbling architectural heritage

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Alexandria

Almost nothing of Alexandria remains above ground but the harbour is full of treasures...

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The Masada Myth

Was the mass suicide of Jewish rebels besieged by Romans at Masada the truth or a myth?

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The Grand Tour - Rome

A visit to Rome was an essential part of an 18th Century British gentleman's education

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Gardens - Fishbourne Roman Palace

The discovery of extensive gardens at Fishbourne Roman Palace in Sussex

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The Netherlands

How new archaeological research has led to shipwrecks turning up in forests and fields

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Thailand

Recent discoveries at ancient sites are changing the Thai's perception of their past

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Athens

How the building spurt for the Olympics has led to spectacular archaeological finds

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Angkor Wat - Cambodia

Angkor Wat survived the Khmer Rouge but more distant sites are at risk from thieves

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Alaska

Under Russian colonial rule the fur trade saw the indigenous Aleuts forced into slavery

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The Getty Museum

The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California and its conservation work across the world

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Palermo, Scicily

Its architecture reflects centuries of invasion and includes the Palace of the Normans

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Experimental Archaeology

The surprising discoveries made when replicating the past including Stone Age tools

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Cuba

The crumbling buildings of Havana are being restored. With music from Miriam Ramos

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