Artifacts

• Archaeologists discovered 55 Ice Age artifacts buried beneath volcanic ash in Oregon caves. • The findings date back more than 15,000 years, making them four times older than the Great Pyramid of Egypt. • One artifact contains blood traces from an extinct animal, providing evidence of ancient human interaction with vanished species.

Company wants to sell objects despite agreements to only display them at museums and traveling exhibitionsA plan to auction more than 100 artifacts salvaged from the wreckage of the Titanic – including personal belongings, currency, kitchen items and decor – is facing pushback from the US government, according to newly unsealed court documents.RMS Titanic Inc, the company that owns exclusive salvage rights to the famous wreck deep in the North Atlantic, wants to sell the artifacts for the first time despite previous agreements to only display them at museums and traveling exhibitions. Continue reading...