Photo: Time Capsule from 1791 Found in Mexican Cathedral



Photographers take pictures of religious artifacts at the Metropolitan Cathedral in México City on January 15, 2008.

The items were found in an unusual time capsule atop a bell tower at the church, officials said.

The collection may have been placed there as a sort of "religious lightening rod" to protect the building against storms, officials said.

Photograph by Gregory Bull/AP


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