Partial contents of the Crypt of Civilization, a time capsule to be opened on May 28, 8113 A.D.:

• 5 phonograph records (transcriptions)
• 1 set Lionel model train (6 cars, 1 track)
• 1 set Lincoln Logs (toys)
• 1 telephone instrument dial phone (desk type)
• 2 microfilm readers and 2 microfilms (Oglethorpe Book of Georgia Verse)
• 4 skeins of rayon, 1 electric iron
• 2 electric lighting fixtures and 2 acetate shades
• 1 “Comptometer,” serial number J246635
• 1 package Butterick dress patterns
• 1 slide rule and instructions
• 1 package 2nd carbon copy of teletype news
• 1 cover for milk bottle
• 1 asbestos mat
• 1 tube rayon thread
• 1 set of 6 radio tubes
• 1 “Negro doll”
• 1 blotter, 1 inkwell (sealed)

These things were sealed away in 1940, and already they’re almost unrecognizable.