- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Crypt of civilization
- Creator:
- Hudson, Paul Stephen
- Date of Original:
- 2003-04-01
- Subject:
- Time capsules--Georgia--Atlanta
Crypts--Georgia--Atlanta
United States--Civilization
Civilization
Jacobs, Thornwell, 1877-1956
Peters, Thomas Kimmwood, 1879-1973
Oglethorpe University (Atlanta, Ga.)--History - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Crypt of Civilization. The Crypt of Civilization, a multimillennial time capsule, is a chamber that was sealed behind a stainless steel door in 1940 at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta. The crypt is the "first successful attempt to bury a record of this culture for any future inhabitants or visitors to the planet Earth," according to the Guinness Book of World Records (1990).
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/crypt-of-civilization/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Crypt of Civilization," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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