September 16, 2021 04:11 pm GMT
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A Missouri cave filled with 1,000-year-old indigenous paintings sold at auction and the Osage Nation want it back
Located in Warren County, Missouri, the "Picture Cave" is a natural chamber with walls covered in hundreds of paintings created 1,000 years ago by indigenous people in the region. On Tuesday, the cave and its 43 acres of surrounding land sold at auction for $2.2 million to an anonymous buyer, according to auction house Selkirk Auctioneers & Appraisers which handled the sale. — Read the rest
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