Researchers discover nearly 200-year-old message in a bottle: 'Absolutely magic moment'

A squad of volunteers excavating an archaeological site successful Normandy, France, recovered a "time capsule" this week from a 19th period workfellow who surveyed the portion astir 200 years ago. 

"P. J. Féret, a autochthonal of Dieppe, subordinate of assorted intelligence societies, carried retired excavations present successful January 1825," the connection rolled up wrong a solid flask said. "He continues his investigations successful this immense country known arsenic the Cité de Limes or Caesar’s Camp."

The connection was recovered portion the volunteers were conducting an exigency excavation astatine the past Gaulish clifftop colony adjacent the municipality of Eu, France, due to the fact that of erosion connected the hillside. 

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Nineteenth period archaeologist P. J. Féret near a connection successful a vessel astatine the Cité de Limes excavation tract successful 1825.  (Town of Eu)

The connection and its flask were recovered wrong an earthenware cookware astatine the Cité de Limes.

"It was an perfectly magic moment," squad person Guillaume Blondel told BBC News. "We knew determination had been excavations present successful the past, but to find this connection from 200 years ago… it was a full surprise."

"P. J. Féret, a autochthonal of Dieppe, subordinate of assorted intelligence societies, carried retired excavations present successful January 1825," the connection rolled up wrong a solid flask said. "He continues his investigations successful this immense country known arsenic the Cité de Limes or Caesar’s Camp." (Town of Eu)

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He added: "Sometimes you spot these clip capsules near down by carpenters erstwhile they physique houses, but it’s precise uncommon successful archaeology. Most archaeologists similar to deliberation that determination won’t beryllium anyone coming aft them due to the fact that they’ve done each the work!"

The connection was recovered by a squad of volunteers surveying the tract adjacent Eu, France, successful Normandy.  (Town of Eu)

The Gauls were Celts who lived successful mainland Europe betwixt astir the 5th period B.C.E. and 5th period A.D. 

The connection and flasked were wrong an earthenware pot.  (Town of Eu)

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The municipality of EU posted photos of the find connected its Facebook page, writing, "The excavations delivered, among different things, a moving and precise peculiar testimony. A connection was discovered successful a tiny brackish vessel from the 19th period accompanied by 2 coins; each contained successful a ceramic jar. Located successful a antecedently investigated sector, it is simply a ‘time capsule’ buried astir 200 years ago."