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Digging Veritas

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Using archaeological finds from Harvard Yard, historic maps, and more, the Digging Veritas exhibition reveals how students lived at colonial Harvard, and the role of the Indian College in Harvard’s early years.

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Ceramic wig curler fragment
987-22-10/100133 Ceramic wig curler fragment
Handle
Harvard Yard
Glass wine seal, embossed
996-3-10/71241 Glass wine seal, embossed
Bottle Glass
Harvard Yard
Ceramic sherd
987-22-10/100220 Ceramic sherd
Sherd
Harvard Yard
Metal button
987-22-10/100223 Metal button
Button
Harvard Yard
Glass partial vessel
992-9-10/100225 Glass partial vessel
Green bottle glass
Harvard Yard
Glass disk
987-22-10/100222 Glass disk
Flat Glass
Harvard Yard
Bone, cow atlas
980-3-10/99980 Bone, cow atlas
Faunal Remain
Harvard Yard
Clay pipe
977-3-40/9198 Clay pipe
Pipe
London
Bone, meleagris gallopavo, turkey vertbrae fragment
2005.17.289.6 Bone, meleagris gallopavo, turkey vertbrae fragment
Faunal Remain
Harvard Yard
Image Not Available for Ceramic pipe stem fragment
980-3-10/99989.1 Ceramic pipe stem fragment
Pipe
Harvard Yard
Image Not Available for Ceramic, pipe stem fragment
980-3-10/100128.1 Ceramic, pipe stem fragment
Pipe
Harvard Yard
Glass bottle
2002.1.150 Glass bottle
Bottle Glass
Raw Material
Central America
Stoneware, Rhenish, sherds
992-9-10/94780 Stoneware, Rhenish, sherds
Mug
Harvard Yard
Metal, personal, buttons, round or oval, some with loops in tact, corroded
987-22-10/100139 Metal, personal, buttons, round or oval, some with loops in tact, corroded
Button
Harvard Yard
Metal, personal, buckle fragments, one curved, one decorative, corroded
987-22-10/100138 Metal, personal, buckle fragments, one curved, one decorative, corroded
Buckle
Harvard Yard
Metal, domestic, fork, U-shaped with pointed ends, broken
987-22-10/100154 Metal, domestic, fork, U-shaped with pointed ends, broken
Fork
Harvard Yard
Metal, domestic, spoon, oval-shaped bowl with maker's mark, straight handle
987-22-10/100159 Metal, domestic, spoon, oval-shaped bowl with maker's mark, straight handle
Spoon
Harvard Yard
Stoneware
15-4-40/86231 Stoneware
Pitcher
Germany
Clay pot with steep sides.  Brown glaze in the interior of the pot.
983-4-10/58804 Clay pot with steep sides. Brown glaze in the interior of the pot.
Pot
Radcliffe Yard
lead fabric seal
987-22-10/100195 lead fabric seal
Seal
Harvard Yard
Wooden button with metal clasp
987-22-10/100198 Wooden button with metal clasp
Button
Harvard Yard
Silver earring with eyelet
987-22-10/100194 Silver earring with eyelet
Earring
Harvard Yard
Lead bale seal for cloth
987-22-10/100197 Lead bale seal for cloth
Cufflink
Harvard Yard
Oyster and clam shells
2008.1.190 Oyster and clam shells
Faunal Remain
Harvard Yard
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