time capsule

A sealed container preserving articles and records of contemporary culture for perusal by scientists and scholars of the distant future.

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time capsule

(Archaeology) a container holding articles, documents, etc, representative of the current age, buried in the earth or in the foundations of a new building for discovery in the future

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time′ cap`sule

a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth, in a cornerstone, etc., for discovery in the future.

[1935–40]

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time capsule - container for preserving historical records to be discovered at some future time

container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

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In a Facebook post, the AIT noted that the practice is intended to carry on the custom of placing items in a time capsule upon the completion of a new building.

AIT director buries time capsule for future successors

Instead of being buried, the time capsule is encased in glass and will remain on display in Waiting Area 2 at Morriston.

Time capsule on show

Youngsters from the school placed items within the time capsule representing each of the school's year groups, from nursery and P1 to P7.

Snapshot of school is buried; Kerse Road bridge time capsule

"Even their public statement uses the term 'no current plans' which should set alarm bells ringing for everyone who uses the Time Capsule, and for those who work there.

Time Capsule at centre of opening hours row; Petition demands answers from leisure chiefs

Once you add all your items to the time capsule, seal it and hide it in a corner of the attic or basement, or bury it under the porch or in the backyard.

Make a Time Capsule

During maintenance work this summer at Wallington Hall in Northumberland, staff found a time capsule behind a skirting board in the building.

Digging up past with a little help from a mole

Hilary McGrady, theNational Trust'sdirector general who took up the post in March, visited the estate to bury a time capsule for the future.

The message from the past found in the walls of Wallington Hall; Maintenance work at National Trust property celebrating 50 years of being open to the public, discovers time capsule hidden behind a skirting board

Hilary McGrady, the National Trust's director general who took up the post in March, visited the estate to bury a time capsule for the future.

A moment in history is found in wall

"We had heard that a time capsule had been left behind the capstone in the front of our building when it was constructed, but we were under the impression that it had been removed 25 years ago," explains Howard Schultz, NSYMCA President/CEO.

North Suburban YMCA Annual Meeting Reveals a Window to the Past

Show bosses will unveil the contents of the Diamond Time Capsule, which will be sealed for 20 years until the BBC programme's 80th birthday in 2038.

For Bluture generations; Inside BBC show's 60th birthday time capsule; EXCLUSIVE

Time capsule is an audacious attempt to preserve human knowledge for posterity.

Preserving human knowledge

The time capsule burial coincided with a Family Fun Day at the community garden next to the Tarvington Close site in Collyhurst, where the capsule will be placed for 50 years before being unearthed by future generations.

Time capsule for future