Last Emperor's Personal Grooming Kit Unearthed in Brazil

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An ivory toothbrush belonging to the last emperor of Brazil is among 200,000 objects that have been unearthed at an excavation site in Rio de Janeiro.

A team of archeologists has been painstakingly scrapping away the soil at the site in the north of the capital, near the former imperial palace, ever since it was discovered by engineers building an extension to the underground rail network.

The haul, which contains artefacts spanning the 17th to 19th century, also includes minty toothpaste made by a chemist in Europe for the Queen of Portugal, Maria of Saboiai, a water bottle made for the Royal Family, and vessels still full of unidentified liquids.

A very Royal toothbrush and minty toothpaste to go with it: The haul of 200,000 objects discovered by archeologists in Brazil | Mail Online

Cindy

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It is terrific when discoveries like these are found unexpectedly. They add new input on the life of the people the items belonged to.