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Shell fragment
Object Number 2016.29.938
Display Title Shell fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shell fragment
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H935, Level 2, 53-63 cm
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 3.8 × 3.2 × 0.9 cm (1 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1

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