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Object Number
987-22-10/104876
Display Title
Oyster shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Oyster shells
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Middlesex County
/
Cambridge
/
Harvard Yard
Intrasite
Old Yard, H2-2
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall (Largest object): 9.9 × 6.4 × 0.9 cm (3 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
H2-2
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Ian W. Brown
(06/1984-08/17/1987)
Collector
Dr. John D. Stubbs
(06/1984-08/17/1987)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86-51-10/80753.1 | Oyster shell attached to pebble, shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 35-75-10/5332 | Small oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Glidden Shell heap
| |
| 35-75-10/5333 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Glidden Shell heap
| |
| 82-62-10/29269 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Shell heap
| |
| 999-22-10/86452 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Barnstable County
| |
|
| 86-51-10/80753 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 974-36-10/52380 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 2011.8.11 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 992-9-10/103536 | Shell fragments, 2 intact oyster shells, 1 possible quahog fragment |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 980-3-10/104569 | Shell fragments, including some oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Wadsworth Gate
| |
| 987-22-10/105748 | Shell fragments, likely oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 2005.17.1173 | Shell, faunal remains, oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Massachusetts Hall
|