British soldiers on the terrace of the Great Dagon Pagoda at Rangoon, taken near the Great Bell in Burma (Myanmar) during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826). Getty
The removal of the mummy of King Tutankhamun in Luxor in 2007. The tomb of his stepmother, Queen Nefertiti, has never been found but is thought to be in a chamber behind. Reuters
Members of the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition at camp. Andrew Irvine and George Mallory, on furthest left and second left of the back row, may have been the first to summit Everest but Irvine's camera, which would prove their feat, has never been found. Getty
Leonardo Da Vinci's sketch of The Battle of Anghiari painting. He was said to have begun it on the wall of Florence's Palazzo Vecchio but it has since been covered. Getty
Lithograph titled View of Lima from the sea near Callao, Lima, Peru, in 1840. It is said to have been stolen by the crew of a ship tasked with sailing it to Mexico in 1820. Getty
A drawing of King John (1167-1216) from around 1200 showing him and his companions escaping the tide on Long Sutton Beach during the search for the king's lost treasure. Getty
The amber room, back in place in the Catherine Palace outside St Petersburg after 20 years of reconstruction by Russian craftsmen, is seen on May 13, 2003. The original was stolen by retreating Nazi troops at the end of the Second World War. Reuters
The excavated Terracotta Army in the tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, in October 1986. The tomb was first discovered in 1974 and a remaining treasure has yet to be uncovered. Getty
A relief from the Arch of Titus in Rome, photographed circa 1955. The carving depicts spoils, including the Menorah and the trumpets of Jericho, being carried away from the Temple after the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Getty
Alaric (370-410 AD), King of the Visigoths. Invaded and raided Piraeus, Corinth, Megara, Argos, Sparta, and sacked Rome. 'Alaric's Entrance Into Rome.' Getty
British soldiers on the terrace of the Great Dagon Pagoda at Rangoon, taken near the Great Bell in Burma (Myanmar) during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826). Getty
The removal of the mummy of King Tutankhamun in Luxor in 2007. The tomb of his stepmother, Queen Nefertiti, has never been found but is thought to be in a chamber behind. Reuters
Members of the 1924 Mount Everest Expedition at camp. Andrew Irvine and George Mallory, on furthest left and second left of the back row, may have been the first to summit Everest but Irvine's camera, which would prove their feat, has never been found. Getty
Leonardo Da Vinci's sketch of The Battle of Anghiari painting. He was said to have begun it on the wall of Florence's Palazzo Vecchio but it has since been covered. Getty
Lithograph titled View of Lima from the sea near Callao, Lima, Peru, in 1840. It is said to have been stolen by the crew of a ship tasked with sailing it to Mexico in 1820. Getty
A drawing of King John (1167-1216) from around 1200 showing him and his companions escaping the tide on Long Sutton Beach during the search for the king's lost treasure. Getty
The amber room, back in place in the Catherine Palace outside St Petersburg after 20 years of reconstruction by Russian craftsmen, is seen on May 13, 2003. The original was stolen by retreating Nazi troops at the end of the Second World War. Reuters
The excavated Terracotta Army in the tomb of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang, in October 1986. The tomb was first discovered in 1974 and a remaining treasure has yet to be uncovered. Getty
A relief from the Arch of Titus in Rome, photographed circa 1955. The carving depicts spoils, including the Menorah and the trumpets of Jericho, being carried away from the Temple after the Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Getty
Alaric (370-410 AD), King of the Visigoths. Invaded and raided Piraeus, Corinth, Megara, Argos, Sparta, and sacked Rome. 'Alaric's Entrance Into Rome.' Getty
British soldiers on the terrace of the Great Dagon Pagoda at Rangoon, taken near the Great Bell in Burma (Myanmar) during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826). Getty