Frozen In The Past: The Melting Of This Alpine Glacier Revealed Something Completely Unexpected

Published on 06/07/2022
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It Felt Like A Time Capsule

“The barracks is a time capsule of the White War that helps us to understand the extreme, starving conditions that the soldiers experienced,” Morosini shared with the Guardian in May 2021. He added, “The knowledge we’re able to gather today from the relics is a positive consequence of the negative fact of climate change.”

It Felt Like A Time Capsule

It Felt Like A Time Capsule

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They Retrieved A Ton Of Artifacts

By April 2021, the experts had managed to retrieve about 300 artifacts from this historic location. They found postcards, clothes, letters, and other personal items that must have belonged to the soldiers. There were also coins, newspapers, and lanterns in there. However, it was also clear to the researchers that it was a struggle to live in the barracks during the conflict.

They Retrieved A Ton Of Artifacts

They Retrieved A Ton Of Artifacts

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