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2 bags of dirt, 37 sherds, 1 stone point, miscellaneous bone, shell and nut case
Image Not Available for 2 bags of dirt, 37 sherds, 1 stone point, miscellaneous bone, shell and nut case
Object Number 68-4-10/1143
Display Title 2 bags of dirt, 37 sherds, 1 stone point, miscellaneous bone, shell and nut case
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic rim and body sherds, plain, impressed and incised design,
Classification
  • Sherd
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Kentucky / Campbell County
Additional Geographic Terms Indian dwelling Place
Materials Ceramic, Bone, Shell, Fruit pit, Soil
Dimensions Overall: 12 x 11.3 x 1.1 cm (4 3/4 x 4 7/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 109
Label on object 1143/ Shell heap 12 mile creek, Ohio. N.S. Shaler.

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Nut
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Four Polished Nuts (Walnut?) or Peach Pits
991-12-60/14924D Four Polished Nuts (Walnut?) or Peach Pits
Nut
China
Four Polished Nuts (Walnut?) or Peach Pits
991-12-60/14924B Four Polished Nuts (Walnut?) or Peach Pits
Nut
China
Four Polished Nuts (Walnut?) or Peach Pits
991-12-60/14924C Four Polished Nuts (Walnut?) or Peach Pits
Nut
China
Conch Shell-Shaped Miniature Carving - "Scholar and Servant on an Outing" Motif
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Carving
China
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Necklace
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Chipping debris
Charcoal
Soil Sample
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Stone
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Seed
Harvard Yard
Fruit pit fragment, likely peach
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Fragment
Harvard Yard
Intact peach pit
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Seed
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Accessory
North America
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Chipping debris
Soil Sample
Charcoal
Neville