Metropolis Excavations 2009

Women’s zest for dressing up dates back to centuries ago

In the excavations of 2009, an uncorrupted grave from B.C. 150 was found. Inside was the skeleton of a young woman surrounded by 41 perfume bottles, mirrors, a pair of earrings and stamps.

The Metropolis excavations have been going on for 20 years. Findings from 2009 proved that women’s appetite for dressing up dates back to several centuries ago. For the first time since the beginning of the excavations, the excavation team found the uncorrupted grave of a young woman believed to be about 25 years old based on examinations of the skeleton. Surrounding the skeleton were 41 perfume bottles along with two golden stamps with a Male head and a bee relief on it, a pair of earrings, bronze mirrors as well as cosmetic spoons made from bone and silver- All signs that women’s keenness on dressing up dates back to several centuries ago.