Melting glacier reveals cave full of forgotten WW1 artefacts
A glacier in the Italian Alps has melted away to reveal more than 300 WWI artefacts hidden in a cave. It is thought to have housed 20 Austrian soldiers.
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A glacier in the Italian Alps has melted away to reveal more than 300 WWI artefacts hidden in a cave. It is thought to have housed 20 Austrian soldiers.
Here, amazing pictures show a refuge embedded in the Monte Cristallo massif in Italy's Dolomites. It's believed that the refuge was constructed by Italian soldiers during World War I.
Melting glaciers have exposed frozen relics of World War I 11 May, 2021 07:00 AM 5 minutes to read 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...
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Punishing weather tested the soldiers fighting in the Alps and preserved their barracks.