The time capsule is designed to be waterproof and buried underground. Time capsules are designed to be resilient by nature.

Bel Mills, a collage artist and book designer, demonstrates the simple steps to create your own time capsule and explains the origin of the craft and its relevance during the pandemic.

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When West Point archaeologists pried open a 200-year-old time capsule left by cadets in the early 1800s, they expected to discover forgotten treasures and historic documents. Instead, they found gray ...