Not only was Columbia University the first college in the United States to offer wrestling, it is now home to the oldest known written instruction document on the sport.  The artifact, which proves wrestling to be the oldest sport known to man, was uncovered during an archeological dig in Egypt in the 1800s and was given to Columbia in 1907.  It dates between 100 and 200 A.D. and is guide for instructing two wrestlers through a series of standard moves and countermoves. 

A special presentation of the document was held last week at Columbia, with dignitaries from wrestling, politics, and academia, including legendary wrestler and coach, Don Gable, in attendance.

A replica of the document will be housed in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum in Stillwater, OK, while the original will be kept in the care of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Columbia.