French dig team gets 200-year-old note from archaeologist

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A team of student volunteers on an archaeological dig in northern France has had a surprise communication from the past.

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sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Inside the bottle was a message on paper, rolled up and tied with string.

On Tuesday evening, Mr Blondel opened the paper – which read as follows:

“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.”

Féret was a local notable, and municipal records confirm that he conducted a first dig at the site 200 years ago.

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pelespirit@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
A non-destructive “I was here.” Cool.

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someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Shortly after Napoleon’s wars, maybe the world was quieting down.
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doingthestuff@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Looks like a 200 year old joint. I once found a 20 year old joint in a graduation card we’d never opened. We still smoked it, probably had lost some potency but it still tasted fine and it worked as expected.

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- CodexArcanum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  “P.J Féret, a native of Dieppe, member of various intellectual societies, offers you the boof across 200 years of time, wyd?"
  
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noughtnaut@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Michael Crichton’s “Timeline” (1999) says hello.

Keep digging, you’ll find eyeglasses and Jeep tracks, I’m sure.

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