MELBOURNE - A 'time capsule' shaped bottle containing coins, newspapers and memorabilia from the 1800s found in the area of Ballarat, Australia.
A paragraph from a history book in 1887 entitled 'History of Ballarat' from William Withers, said that Governor Henry Barkly had buried a bottle containing the current time information under Burke and Wills fountain in the town of Ballarat in 1863. Similarly, as quoted by ANI on Sunday (05/08/2011).
Previously, scientists are still not sure if the bottle is still at that location, until the capsule was found after digging for three and a half hours.
"We know that the bottle was there, but not sure yet, because of the time capsule is usually always end up in the hands of thieves. So I think this bottle is hidden pretty well," says archaeologist David Bannear who did the excavation.
Previously the bottle is opened and the contents replaced in 1867 with the latest edition of The Star newspaper, it is seen with a broken glass in the bottle.
However Bannear said if the coin in the bottle is still in good condition. It is estimated that the value of the coin is approximately $ 50 thousand.
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