NEW YORK, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Archaeologists were digging near New York City Hall when they found a 200-year-old douche.

The people digging thought at first it might be a spice grinder or needle case but it was a douche made from mammal bone. A second, less preserved one was found in the same pile of trash buried 3 feet underground.


New York City Hall was built between 1810 and 1812, and at that time, douches were used for contraception and cleaning. Although, the archaeologists believe these were used for a third purpose of an orgy.

Alyssa Loorya, who oversaw the dig, said, "The centuries old trash was also filled with liquor bottles and various items associated with the waste, suggesting it may have all come from one celebratory event."

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