WATCH: Centuries-Old Time Capsule At West Point Opened – But Only Dust Is Found Inside

A nearly 200-year-old box found at West Point believed to be a time capsule, turned out to have nothing but dust inside.

West Point officials held a live stream of the opening ceremony for the box, discovered inside a monument dedicated to revolutionary war hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko last May. The box was found while renovating the monument due to cracks and damage to the base of the monument. Officials believe that the box was placed inside in 1828 by cadets.

Before the box was opened during the livestream, Brigadier General Shane Reeves saw three possible fates of what was inside the box: nothing, a collection of dust or historical artifacts. When the officials eventually took the metal box lid, there was nothing but dust inside.

Paul Hudson, an archeologist at West Point, speculated that moisture might’ve gotten into the box, slowly decaying what was inside.

Hudson and his team plan to collect and screen the silt through a fine mesh screen to determine if anything was in there.

Officials also discovered an inscription for a manufacturer on the bottom lid of the box, which they would research later. Despite the lack of notable historical materials in the box, West Point archaeologists said they would conduct further research.

Since last May, the box has intrigued the imagination of West Point cadets and staff. There was a genuine curiosity about what was in the box.