A toothbrush from the ground burial Mayachnyy Bugor-I (historical and archaeological aspect and reconstruction)

Abstract

The era of the Middle Ages of the steppes of Eurasia is one of the mysterious and promising periods for research in the history of mankind, both in terms of the coverage of the territory and the number of various unique artifacts that nomads move to vast territories. Our work is devoted to one of such small items of personal hygiene, a toothbrush. The purpose of our study is the attribution of an elongated bone object from burial No. 101 of the Mayachny Bugor-1 ground burial ground from the territory of the Astrakhan region, based on the experimental production of a replica from natural raw materials. In the process of manufacturing, we partially restore the technological process of the work of a bone master. We have also identified various forms of the bone bases of toothbrushes, which will form the basis for further research.

The information obtained allows, for the first time, to obtain qualitatively new information not only about the appearance and location of the finds, but also about the method of making toothbrushes.