Researchers Find Message In A Bottle From 1825, Read The Message Here

Volunteers at an archeological site in France discovered a message ina bottle that dates back to 1825.

The discovery was made at an ancient Gaulish village on the cliffs of northern France.

The note in the bottle was written by archeologist P.J. Feret.

Feret wrote, “Perhaps as inspiration to the nascent archaeologists standing in his footsteps nearly two centuries later— that he was a member of several scientific societies and he “continues his research in this entire vast compound.”

Researchers discovered a 200-year-old message in a bottle, believed to be left by an archaeologist. This fascinating find offers a rare glimpse into history, showing how even in the past, people sought to leave their mark for future generations. #history #Archaeology #Message pic.twitter.com/mEEYrSn8Ji

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Researchers Discover Nearly 200-Year-Old Message in a Bottle

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Here’s what CBS reported:

Volunteers on an archaeological dig in the ruins of an ancient Gaulish village high above the cliffs in northern France this week uncovered a small glass vial —and within it a neatly rolled, 200-year-old message from a colleague from another era.

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The note was written by archaeologist P.J Féret, who conducted a dig at the Cité de Limes site in January 1825, the town supporting the dig, Eu, said in a Facebook post.

Féret wrote —perhaps as inspiration to the nascent archaeologists standing in his footsteps nearly two centuries later— that he was a member of several scientific societies and he “continues his research in this entire vast compound.”

“It was an absolutely magic moment,” Guillaume Blondel, who heads the archaeological service for the town of Eu, told the BBC. “We knew there had been excavations here in the past, but to find this message from 200 years ago… it was a total surprise.”

“Sometimes you see these time capsules left behind by carpenters when they build houses. But it’s very rare in archaeology,” Blondel said. “Most archaeologists prefer to think that there won’t be anyone coming after them because they’ve done all the work!”

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Here’s what Archeology reported:

According to a BBC News report, students discovered a message in a bottle at a Gaulish village site in northern France. Much of the 2,000-year-old fortified village has been lost to the erosion of the cliff where it is located. The message had been rolled up, tied with a string, and placed in a vial of the type that women used to wear round their necks to hold smelling salts, said municipal archaeologist Guillaume Blondel. The vial had then been placed in a pot and buried. “P.J Féret, a native of Dieppe, member of various intellectual societies, carried out excavations here in January 1825. He continues his investigations in this vast area known as the Cité de Limes or Caesar’s Camp,” reads the translated statement. Blondel compared the message to a time capsule left by carpenters who build houses. “But it’s very rare in archaeology,” he said. To read about a Roman center of learning in east-central France, go to “Gaul’s University Town.”