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Greetings all,
I’m researching a small, sliver toothpick shaped like a scimitar
that was excavated from a Spanish mission site off the coast of
Georgia. I am curious to see if anyone out there knows of other
instances in which toothpicks have been recovered in an
archaeological context either on land or underwater. Most of the
toothpicks I’ve been able to locate thus far have been recovered by
treasure salvors from shipwrecks sites.
The type of toothpicks I am interested in are like those discussed
in K. Deagan’s Artifacts of the Spanish Colonies of Florida and the
Caribbean 1500–1800, Volume 2: Personal Portable Possessions (p.
231). They are commonly made of precious metal, bone or ivory and
would have hung round one’s neck or waist, or belonged to a “kit”
that may also include earspoons and other such implements of
personal hygiene.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Please respond off list
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Many thanks!
Jessica Striebel MacLean
Department of Archaeology
Boston University
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