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Other Long-Term Assets - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Other Long Term Assets [Line Items]
Deposits for conservation and documentation of artifacts	$ 100,000
Deposits	532,500	$ 540,590
UNITED KINGDOM
Other Long Term Assets [Line Items]
Deposits with United Kingdom's Ministry of Defense	$ 432,500

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)
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