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	Wine Bottles       Archaeologists found many bottles at the Eden House site. The size and shape of some of the bottles tell archaeologists that they were made in the first ten years of the eighteenth century. Other bottles were made Early Bottles in the 1730s and 1740s. While these types of dark green bottles are commonly called wine bottles, they were also used to hold other products such as mineral water and olive oil. Archaeologists have also found bottles containing traces of milk, tar, lead shot, and cherry pits. Some of the Eden House bottles have wide mouths designed for storing fruit or pouring thick liquids such as syrup.
Suggestions for Further Reading	Later Bottles       Much like we do today, colonists recycled their bottles. While we take our glass to the recycling center, people three hundred years ago reused their bottles many times. Because all bottles were made by hand, they were expensive to produce and usually not thrown away until they were broken.
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