Discusses great archaeological digs in such places as Troy, Sutton Hoo, and the tomb of Tutankhamen, and describes some of the treasures thus discovered.
The Hunt for gold The Jewels of Helen / The Treasure of Troy The Face of Agamemnon / The Treasure of Mycenae When thieves fall out / The Treasure of the Oxus Down the buried staircase / The Treasure of Tutankhamen Part I Behind the sealed door / The Treasure of Tutankhamen Part II The Death pit of Ur / The Treasure of Ur of the Chaldees The Ship at Sutton Hoo / The Treasure of the Wolf People Plowman's luck / The Treasure of Mildenhall The Well of sacrifice / The Treasure of Chichen Itza Prince and princess of jade / The Treasure of the Han Lost - and still to find