Hundreds of historically significant items dating back to the 1860s have been uncovered by archaeologists working on Wellington's inner-city bypass project.
Nearly 200 boxes of shoes, perfume bottles, marbles, writing slates, china tea sets, toys, animal bones, jars and ceramic pipes have been piled up in storage for cleaning and analysis.
They have come from disused long-drop toilets and rubbish dumps, or simply found covered in earth.
Bypass dig unearths treasures
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