During archaeological excavations in Moscow archaeologists found a fragment of a bone circular dating from the end of the 18th to the beginning of the 19th century. This discovery is unique for Moscow, as such artefacts have never been found before. This is reported by the official portal of the Mayor and Government of Moscow.

Specialists have already completed the restoration of the instrument, which includes a bone stem with a brass mount and a shackle connecting the parts. The circlet will be handed over to the museum as soon as the restoration of other found objects is completed.

Aleksey Emelyanov, head of the capital’s Department of Cultural Heritage, noted that this circlet could have belonged to a student or engineer of the era of Paul I or Alexander I. He also added that such measuring tools have always been valuable and were treated with care.

The history of the circular goes back to ancient times and this tool has been used since ancient times, including in Babylon and Assyria.

In addition, during the excavations about 300 individual finds, including porcelain toys, dishes, lamps and interior figurines, belonging to the 18th and 19th centuries were found.

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