Mover finds 16500 in rare antiquities in the trash

Five years after the Queens rubbish remover took home a mysterious barrel from a SoHo apartment, he opened it to find dozens of ancient Mexican artifacts. The mix of bowls, figurines and jugs were made between 300 B.C. and 500 A.D., some by Mayans.

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