Wadi Al-Hitan in Egypt:
If one were standing here 40 million years ago,
one would have been standing at the
bottom of the ocean.

From ancient form to modern ritual:
The experience of incense burning and the fascinating traditional process of incense making in Japan's Awaji Island.

Mayan women weavers of
El Camino de Los Altos preserve the ancient art
of backstrap loom weaving

Art and poetry live on
in the hidden corners of the
great souk of Khan el-Khalili

A magnified world of hidden
and unexpected beauty of the otherworldly
surfaces of beetles

Somewhere in the hidden places of China,
women were creating objects whose artistic values
were invisible to most.