In 2003, archaeologists in London found a tin pot nearly 2,000 years old full of face cream

Representative image of the tin pot nearly 2,000 years ago that is still full of face cream. (Image credit: Canva) The length and breadth of beauty preserved across time, from one era to another, tell stories that continue to unfold. In the world around us, multiple time zones and realities coalesce, with people across different periods finding their own ways of preserving and enhancing their appearance. Some beauty secrets still lie buried in the world around us, remnants of centuries gone by, while certain marks of beauty lie indelibly etched, sealed, and buried beneath the passage of time. In 2003, a rather unusual discovery beneath the streets of London offered something far more personal: a small tin container, almost 2,000 years old, still holding the remnants of a cosmetic cream, complete with the fingerprints of the person who had last used it.In July 2003, archaeologists excavating a Roman temple complex at Tabard Square in Southwark, London, came across a sealed metal pot, o that would soon become one of the more fascinating discoveries in the study of ancient cosmetics. Measuring approximately 6 centimetres in diameter, the little container had remained remarkably well p...