Watch ring found in Ming Dynasty tomb

In the news this week is the mention of a Swiss-made watch ring (a watch integrated into a ring, or rather, a watch worn as you would wear a ring) found in a 400-year-old Chinese tomb. Problem is, "[l]ocal experts say they are confused as they believe the tomb had been undisturbed since it was created during the Ming dynasty 400 years ago."

So, has someone traveled back in time, or what? That an archaeologist joked about it only serves to confuse the gullible even more.

I know the answer, and of course it's no. The watch ring is old, and it's very likely someone was in the tomb sometime in the past 100 years. Probably closer to then as opposed to now. It seems fairly safe to assume that unless you have personally watched the tomb entrance every moment for the past 100 years, or so, and you can be certain no one has entered or exited, that some time traveler has NOT left his/her ring in the tomb. Actually, more than a fairly safe assumption.

But this story does make good fodder for a D20 Modern Time Travel campaign episode. After we visit the Nazis during WWII, and maybe visit the space station (on the far side of the moon) back in 1270 (I think that's when it was).

Yes, I'm a geek and I still play RPGs, at my age. I never want to think older than 25, and so far, I'm winning.