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World Service,02 Aug 2025,17 mins

Why you love stories about buried things

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Archaeologists uncover what is believed to be Europe’s oldest lake settlement in Albania - so why do social media audiences love stories about buried artefacts? Plus, the future of the Alawites in Syria, the joy of swimming in the Arctic circle - and the man who said no to Disney.

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