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Researchers found the train car during excavations in northern Antwerp. (London North Eastern Railway)

Rare 100-Year-Old Train Carriage Found Buried in Belgium

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The lead scrolls found onsite resemble Roman "curse tablets," used to write messages to higher powers. (Red River Archaeology Group)

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