For the answer to last week’s Mystery Artefact, click here.
Alright archaeology enthusiasts, it’s time for a new Mystery Artefact of the Week! Take a look at this artefact and leave your best guess as to what it is in the comments below. Good luck guys!
The name of the correct guesser will be posted along with their answer by next Thursday. Please include your name and geographic location in your post, so that we can post your name and city, if you’ve guessed correctly.
ANSWER: The artefact below is the bottom of an English wine bottle, which was excavated from the cellar operation at the Grand-Pré National Historic Site this year. Congratulations to Jennifer Ferguson, who was very close!
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Miriam L. C. Fry
Jonathan Fowler
Sarah-Marie McDonald
Stéphane Noël
The bottom of a liquor bottle with a bunt in it for something like whiskey or scotch.
By: Jennifer on June 17, 2009
at 9:17 pm
I saw the exact artefact at the NB Museum in Saint John yesterday…It was part of a display of artefacts from a shipwreck. Very interesting!
By: Tamara Kelly on July 2, 2009
at 1:41 pm