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Object Number 82-61-10/29099
Display Title Shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description 6 shell fragments and soil sample
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
  • Soil Sample
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Lincoln County / Newcastle / Great Oyster?; Whaleback?
Intrasite Bottom
Additional Geographic Terms Damariscotta River
Materials Shell , Soil
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 × 4.7 × 1.7 cm (2 5/8 × 1 7/8 × 11/16 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 29099

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience
Shell
82-61-10/29385 Shell
Faunal Remain
Soil Sample
Shell heap
Shell fragments and earth material
82-61-10/29380 Shell fragments and earth material
Soil Sample
Faunal Remain
Shell heap
Shell
84-73-10/36879.2 Shell
Soil Sample
Charcoal
Faunal Remain
Shell heap #2
Shell and earth material
82-61-10/29381 Shell and earth material
Faunal Remain
Soil Sample
Shell heap
dirt and shell fragments
999-22-10/83806 dirt and shell fragments
Soil Sample
Faunal Remain
Maine
shell
999-22-10/83718 shell
Faunal Remain
Soil Sample
Maine
shell and dirt
999-22-10/83727 shell and dirt
Soil Sample
Faunal Remain
Maine
Concretion, small shells & earth in mass
96-35-20/C1179 Concretion, small shells & earth in mass
Faunal Remain
Copan
Image Not Available for Soil sample, contains some shell
2003.1.766 Soil sample, contains some shell
Soil Sample
Image Not Available for Organic, shell, bag of soil containing small snail shells & piece of twine
2003.1.640 Organic, shell, bag of soil containing small snail shells & piece of twine
Faunal Remain
France
Image Not Available for 9 soil samples - 3 brownish laterite pebbles; 1 red brown lateritic disc mass; 1
39-70-60/6242 9 soil samples - 3 brownish laterite pebbles; 1 red brown lateritic disc mass; 1
Soil Sample
Ariyalur
Soil sample
82-61-10/29337 Soil sample
Soil Sample
Shell heap