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To 12-year-old Ruth Hunduma, it was simply a beautiful gold medallion that her mother had gifted her. As the years rolled on, however, Ruth鈥檚 mother Tsehay began gradually revealing more details about the origins of the shimmering trinket. Tsehay said the pendant had been given to her in a particularly difficult time in her life. That was, after the Ethiopian revolution in the 1970s and the bloody period called the 鈥淩ed Terror鈥� that followed. But it wasn鈥檛 until a couple of years ago that Ruth finally got the full story. It began with her mother being abducted and imprisoned for suspected counter-revolutionary activities. Ruth has made a short documentary about it called The Medallion.

From a piece of jewellery to a smartphone, it鈥檚 horrifying to see a treasured possession sinking to the bottom of a lake or river. If you鈥檙e in California, there鈥檚 one man who could help you. His name is Mike Pelley, though he鈥檚 better known as Merman Mike. In 2020, Outlook鈥檚 Saskia Collette spoke to him about his subaquatic treasure hunts.

Mexican fisherman Marco Lizama owes his life to a food cool box. Back in 2010, he survived five days at sea by gripping onto one. We first broadcast this dramatic tale from Outlook's Clayton Conn in 2018.

Presenter: Asya Fouks
Producer: Saskia Collette

If you have a story for our memory box about an object with great personal significance, please get in touch! Email outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707

(Photo: Ruth Hunduma holding the gold medallion with Nefertiti's face. Credit: Saskia Collette)