Use a thousand year old artifact to bathe the bird

A man in Alcester (England) fell back when he discovered the bowl he used to make a bird bath for the past decade was actually a bowl dating back to Roman times.

The ancient bowl that Mr. Ray Taylor used to bathe birds for a decade.

10 years ago, Mr. Ray Taylor (living in Alcester, England) dug a large bowl in his garden while planting a rhubarb tree. Thinking that this was just an old bowl, Mr. Ray Taylor brought out a bath for the birds he kept.

Mr. Ray Taylor can only dig a bowl.

For many years, one day, Mr. Ray's daughter Rebecca happened to see the bird's bath bowl in the garden and advised her father to bring it to the museum to verify if it was antiques.

"Thinking it was a good idea, I put the bowl in the trunk and headed for the museum," Ray said. Scientists conducted research on the artifacts that Mr. Ray brought and concluded: this is a Roman bowl , made from around the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD (i.e. approximately 2,000 years).

Mr. Ray did not expect that his digging bowl could be dated to thousands of years.

This bowl is used by the Romans to crush herbs and spices. This is one of the most complete Roman bowls discovered in 50 years.

After discovering the truth, Mr. Ray Taylor was surprised and decided to donate the bowl to the Warwickshire County Cultural Museum.

The bowl is on display at Warwickshire County Cultural Museum.

This bowl will be studied further by scientists to clarify the history of the city of Alcester.