Wednesday, September 07, 2005

More back yard archeology

Previously I wrote about finding huge rusty metal nails in the backyard while digging up a plumbing problem.

Well a week ago we were digging a hole in the backyard for a plant and I discovered this treasure trove. Various bottles, a frying pan, and remmants of a shoe. Obviously someone liked Frenches Mustard. The most interesting bottle is the Phenolax Wafers by Upjohn. Phenolax is a laxative. I'm not sure how old the bottle is. The wine bottle must have had some sort of medallion on it.
What is odd is why all of these items were buried and why they were buried near the chain link fence. Strange.









2 comments:

Anonymous said...

those are some very nice finds....FYI: the dipthong "ae" is now used for the word "archaeology"

Anonymous said...

Info for you... The nails indicate the area used to hold an outhouse; folks used outhouses as their dumps, no garbage collection back in those days...