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A team of student volunteers in northern France has uncovered an unexpected piece of history during an archaeological dig. While excavating the remains of a Gaulish village near Dieppe on Monday, they found an earthenware pot containing a glass vial. Inside the vial was a message, written in 1825 by P.J. Féret, a local archaeologist who conducted excavations at the same site 200 years ago. The note, rolled up and tied with string, reads: “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.” Guillaume Blondel, the dig team leader and head of Eu's archaeological