Foreign Correspondent S2023E14: Treasure Hunters: Searching for Cambodia's stolen antiquities
- Aired: 2023-08-03
- Time: 20:00:00
- Runtime: 30 minutes
Overview
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.