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Inventory (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Inventory [Abstract] |
Schedule of inventory |
|  | June 30, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
Artifacts |  | $ | 5,815,522 |  |  | $ | 5,879,137 |
Packaging |  |  | 143,189 |  |  |  | 159,160 |
Merchandise |  |  | 387,955 |  |  |  | 412,865 |
Merchandise reserve |  |  | (380,593 | ) |  |  | (392,203 | )
Total inventory |  | $ | 5,966,073 |  |  | $ | 6,058,959 |

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