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Lost Treasures of Angkor – King's Gold

Season 22 Episode 4 | 55m 15s

The discovery of gold and silver artifacts in Laos, dating to the early days of the Khmer Empire, leads scientists to investigate how the priceless objects were made and where they might have originated. On their journey, they retrace the steps of the ancient kings and explore the sacred landscape around Vat Phou to learn more about this ancient civilization.

Aired: 11/19/24 | Expires: 12/18/24
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Extras
An archaeological team recreates the ascent that Khmer kings would have made up the holy mountain.
Archaeologists dig through layers of earth in search of evidence of pre-Angkorian habitation.
Archaeologists find a small cymbal dating back to the 7th century.
In 2022, a team of archaeologists unearthed a strange burial in the Polish village of Pień.
A forensic artist reconstructs the face of a woman buried as a vampire in 17-century Poland.
A team searches for the remains of the soldiers slain in the Simpsonville Massacre.
The search for the remains of 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry in Kentucky begins.
Researcher Valeria Piano discovers long-lost history of Rome written by Seneca the Elder.
Artificial intelligence is used to find out what some carbonized Herculaneum scrolls say.
Letters between siblings Wolfgang and Maria Anna Mozart suggest she, too, composed music.