Treasure Hunters: Searching for Cambodia’s Stolen Antiquities | Foreign Correspondent

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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