Researchers Discover Nearly 200-Year-Old Message in a Bottle: 'An Absolutely Magical Moment'

A team of volunteers excavating an archaeological site in Normandy, France, this week discovered a “time capsule” belonging to a 19th-century colleague who studied the area nearly 200 years ago.

“PJ Féret, originally from Dieppe, member of various intellectual societies, carried out excavations here in January 1825, specifies the message rolled up in a glass vial. He continued his investigations in this vast region known as City of Limes Or Caesar’s Camp” . “

The message was found as volunteers carried out emergency excavations at the ancient Gallic village perched on a cliff near the town of Eu, France, due to erosion of the hillside.

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The 19th century archaeologist PJ Féret left a message in a bottle at the excavation site of the City of Limes in 1825.

The message and its bottle were found inside a terracotta pot in the City of Limes.

“It was an absolutely magical moment,” team leader Guillaume Blondel told BBC News. “We knew there had been excavations here in the past, but to find this message from 200 years ago… it was a complete surprise.”

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The message went through — “PJ Féret, originally from Dieppe, member of various intellectual societies, carried out excavations here in January 1825, specifies the message rolled up in a glass vial. He continued his investigations in this vast region known as *City of Limes* Or *Caesar’s Camp*” . “

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He added: “You sometimes see these time capsules left by carpenters when they build houses, but that’s very rare in archaeology. Most archaeologists prefer to think that no one will come looking for them because they’ve done all the work!”

Volunteer team at the location where the message was found — The message was found by a team of volunteers surveying the site near Eu, France, in Normandy.

The Gauls were Celts who lived in continental Europe between the 5th century BC and the 5th century AD.

Message and bottle inside a terracotta pot — The message and the bottle were inside a terracotta pot.

The city of EU posted photos of the discovery on its Facebook page, writing: “The excavations have yielded, among other things, a moving and very special testimony. A message was discovered in a small 19th-century salt bottle accompanied by two coins; all contained in a ceramic pot. Located in an area that has already been excavated, it is a “time capsule” buried almost 200 years ago.”

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