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DENTAL IMPLEMENT

Unique ID: PAS-6A54A3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A broken bone-handled toothbrush discovered whilst gardening (turning topsoil). The patch of soil regularly turns up broken pottery (relatively modern.) There are no extant bristles and there are 9 containing holes left. The head of the brush has been broken perpendicular to the shaft. Not a significant discovery.

Class: Toothbrush

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1800
Date to: Circa AD 1930

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Animal skeletal material
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: Dacorum (District)
To be known as: Puttenham

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Gardening
Discovery circumstances: Whilst turning topsoil for planting vegetables.
General landuse: Other
Specific landuse: Garden

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Recording Institution: PAS
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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