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Technological advances have opened up new possibilities for undersea exploration. And with an estimated three million undiscovered shipwrecks spread across the oceans, the journey of discovery has only just begun. But archaeologists warn that underwater historical sites could be at risk from unregulated treasure hunters. | |
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Award-winning archaeologist and broadcaster Win Scutt explores the archaeological wealth at the bottom of the sea. Using special recording equipment, Win takes the listener underwater as he dives with a team of archaeologists excavating a shipwreck off the coast of Israel. As the mission progresses, he finds out what makes underwater archaeology unique, often challenging and sometimes very dangerous. |
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Win Scutt examines the international efforts of UNESCO to protect underwater cultural heritage. He also sees how working undersea wrecks to proper archaeological standards can be very expensive and time consuming. One alternative is to leave things where they are, and create tourist museums or diving trails around the site. To find out more, Win dives the world's first underwater museum in Caesarea off the coast of Israel. |
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| THE CHANGING WORLD is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, we offer American radio listeners two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world. |
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