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World Jun 27

Preserving the priceless manuscripts of Timbuktu

By Monica Villamizar

World Jun 26

Watch 9:49
Can Easter Island’s treasures withstand storms of climate change?

Spectacular giant statues evoke history and mystery on Easter Island, a place that has symbolized what humans can achieve and then destroy. Now everywhere you look on the island, home to about 6,000 residents, there are signs of coastal erosion…

By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz

Nation Jun 01

Watch 7:37
Revitalizing Montgomery without erasing markers of the past

The Kress Department Store in the heart of downtown Montgomery, Alabama is one of many decaying buildings that New York-based entrepreneur Sarah Beatty Buller is trying to revitalize. Jeffrey Brown reports on a project to revive a neighborhood marked by…

By Jeffrey Brown, Jaywon Choe

Nation May 10

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Why the fate of Bears Ears’ cultural treasures is uncertain

In the rugged and remote canyons of Southern Utah, scientists say they've barely scratched the surface of discoveries that can reach back millions of years, or shed light on the last 10,000 years of human history. But their work in…

By Jeffrey Brown

Science Mar 23

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High-tech imaging lets anyone dive into a Bermuda shipwreck

The island of Bermuda has a rich history of shipwrecks dating back centuries. But instead of diving underwater to explore the cultural treasure, there's a non-invasive yet still immersive solution for observing the past: 3D models and videos that allow…

By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz

Mar 22

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Bermuda battles to save the cultural treasure of shipwrecks

By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz

Shipwrecks have defined Bermuda from its earliest days, even acting as an essential economic driver. Thousands of artifacts have been left behind, providing clues about life and trade of the time. Now the wrecks are getting a new life in…

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Nov 10

Watch 8:50
South Africa grapples with contentious reminders of apartheid

Protests in South Africa over a statue of a 19th century diamond magnate and colonial conqueror set off a national debate two years ago about the remnants of apartheid. As part of his ongoing series, Culture at Risk, Jeffrey Brown…

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Aug 14

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Archeologists dig up France’s ‘mini Pompeii,’ a Roman town frozen in time by fire

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There’s an archaeological race against time underway in France as archaeologists work to save artifacts from a site dubbed as a “mini Pompeii.” This discovery of these 2,000-year-old Roman ruins is being called perhaps the most important of its kind…

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Jul 06

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Why Hobby Lobby is in trouble for importing artifacts

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Hobby Lobby, the national arts-and-crafts supply chain, illegally imported thousands of ancient relics from the Middle East, according to the Justice Department. The family-owned, Evangelical Christian company must now turn over rare clay tablets and artifacts that likely once came…

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May 22

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How a new generation is reviving the old heart of Tunis

By PBS NewsHour, Frank Carlson

Nestled within the sprawling modern city of Tunis, the Medina, the historical urban center dating back to the 7th century, evokes the Arab world's rich past. After decades of decay in the 20th century, changes in the country are also…

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