Time Capsule From 1791 Found

A time capsule was found atop a bell tower at Mexico City’s Metropolitan Cathedral, where it was placed in 1791 to protect the building from harm, researchers said Tuesday, January 15, 2008.

The lead box — filled with religious artifacts, coins and parchments — was hidden in a hollow stone ball to mark the moment on May 14, 1791, when the building’s topmost stone was laid, 218 years after construction had begun.