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Melting glaciers have exposed frozen relics of World War I
11 May, 2021 07:00 AM
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Remnants of an old, conical fire extinguisher were found at the site. Photo / Stelvio National Park via The New York Times
Remnants of an old, conical fire extinguisher were found at the site. Photo / Stelvio National Park via The New York Times
New York Times
By: Jacey Fortin
Artifacts from the White War a battle between Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops that took place in the forbidding heights of the Alps are on their way to a museum. As glaciers melt and shrink in the Alps of Northern Italy, long-frozen relics of World War I have been emerging from the ice.
Melting Glaciers Have Exposed Frozen Relics of World War I
Artifacts from the White War a battle between Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops that took place in the forbidding heights of the Alps are on their way to a museum.
Researchers in Italy were finally able to explore World War I barracks that had been sealed in ice for decades.Credit.Stelvio National Park
May 8, 2021, 8:00 a.m. ET
As glaciers melt and shrink in the Alps of Northern Italy, long-frozen relics of World War I have been emerging from the ice.
They include cups, cans, letters, weapons and bones with the marrow sucked dry. They were found in cave barracks not far from the frigid summit of Mount Scorluzzo, which reaches more than 10,000 feet over sea level in Northern Italy, near Switzerland.