This glass is a blast from the past.
During a recent archaeological dig in northern France, volunteers found a 200-year-old message in a bottle.
The group found the vial, with the letter still neatly wrapped inside, buried in a vessel in an ancient Gaulish village they were exploring.
This message was written by archaeologist P.J. Ferret, who wrote that he conducted excavations at the Cité de Limes site in January 1825. According to the BBC,
“P.J. Ferret, a resident of Dieppe and a member of various intellectual societies, began excavations here in January 1825,” the message read. “He continued his investigations in this vast area, which he called the city de limes Or Caesar's Camp,
The town supporting the excavations, Eu, is located in the Normandy region. posted a photo of the remains on the Facebook page,
“It was an absolutely magical moment,” said Guillaume Blondel, leader of the EU's archaeological service.
“We knew there had been excavations here in the past, but to find this message from 200 years ago… was a total surprise.
“Sometimes you see carpenters leaving these time capsules when they're building houses. But that's very rare in archaeology. Most archaeologists like to think that no one will come after them because they did all the work themselves!”
