WEBVTT BRITTANY: THE SEARCH FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND MORE IN VALUABLES. REPORTER: THESE POTTERY ARTIFACTS WERE STOLEN FROM THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK IN 1980, PART OF THE LARGEST ANTIQUES THEFT IN THE HISTORY OF THE SOUTH. >> THEY ARE VERY REPRESENTATIVE OF CULTURE. THEY HAS ENGRAVED ON THEM CERTAIN SYMBOLS, CERTAIN RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS THAT WERE IMPORTANT IN 1300 A.D.. >> THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA CANNOT SEE HOW THE ARTIFACTS WERE RECOVERED BECAUSE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING. A RECENTLY FROM INVESTIGATORS FOR INFORMATION LIKELY PLAYED A PART. >> I HAVE TO SAY HOW HAUNTED WE WERE BY KNOWING AS WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SELECTING OBJECTS TO BE EXHIBITED, WE WERE HAUNTED BY KNOWING THERE WAS THIS HUGE MISSING PIECE. >> BUT THE SEARCH IS NOT OVER. AUTHORITIES ARE WORKING TO RECOVER 250 POTTERY VESSELS VALUED AT MORE THAN $3 MILLION. >> THIS IS A CRITICAL PART OF ALABAMA’S HERITAGE THAT PEOPLE REALLY OUGHT TO KNOW ABOUT. >> A REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR INFORMATION THAT LEADS TO THE REST OF THE STOLEN ARTIFACTS. THE ITEMS ALREADY RECOVERED WILL GO ON DISPLAY.