The Crypt of Civilization is arguably the largest time capsule in the world. Housed in a basement at a university north of Atlanta, this underground chamber with a massive stainless-steel door was ...

The Crypt of Civilization, a swimming-pool-sized time capsule closed in 1940. Wikimedia Commons A swimming-pool-sized room in Atlanta, Ga. hasn't seen the light of day since 1940, and it won't for ...

The Crypt of Civilization was sealed 82 years ago. It won't be opened again until the year 8113 CE. While studying ancient Egypt, Dr Thornwell Jacobs was struck by how little accurate information ...

This record was immediately met with backlash from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia, which believed its "Crypt of Civilization" from 1940 was the largest time capsule.

The world's largest time capsule – located in Seward, Nebraska, and containing over 5,000 items – is set to be opened in under a month's time. In 1975, Seward local and former store owner ...

In May 1940, Thornwell Jacobs, the president of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, dedicated a 2,000-cubic-foot Crypt of Civilization intended to be sealed until May 28, 8113 C.E.