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Image Not Available for Shell beads and perforated shells, worked bone, several glass beads, chipped sto
Shell beads and perforated shells, worked bone, several glass beads, chipped sto
Image Not Available for Shell beads and perforated shells, worked bone, several glass beads, chipped sto
Object Number 985-27-10/76005
Display Title Shell beads and perforated shells, worked bone, several glass beads, chipped sto
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shell beads and perforated shells, worked bone, several glass beads, chipped sto
Classification
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Shell
Quantity 45
Label on object 985-27-10/76005

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Stone
Bead
Faunal Remain
Worked Shell
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Organic, shell, beads, spiral shells perforated at ends
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Bead
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Organic, pearls, perforated and unperforated, including beads and several shell fragments
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Pearl
Fragment
Bead
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Metal, copper alloy ear spool fragments; worked shell beads, perforated animal teeth, charcoal fragments, rolled copper alloy beads, perforated pearls, chipped stone flake, many adhered together and stained by copper
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Bead
Ornament
Bead
Flake
Ornament
Charcoal
Pearl
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
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Turner Group?; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26?
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Worked Shell
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Image Not Available for Organic shell beads, glass beads, and burned bone fragments
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Bead
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Shell beads, tubular (one flat, perforated); with one glass bead, orange
2000.1.368 Shell beads, tubular (one flat, perforated); with one glass bead, orange
Bead
North America
Metal, iron fragments, copper sheet fragment, some with mica, shell beads, pearls, charcoal, and perforated animal teeth adhered; some metal fragments appear to be worked
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Charcoal
Utilized bone
Mica
Pearl
Bead
Sheet
Miscellaneous
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Shell beads (olivella) perforated
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Bead
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Worked animal bone tubular beads, likely bird bone, some with incised lines, cut marks or decoration; worked shell tubular bead
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Bead
Bead
Village site
Shell jar of beads and string of shell beads
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Bead
Big Mound