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Object Number 01-33-10/61772
Display Title Shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shells, ivory in color and pearlescent, nine full or mostly-full halves, eleven fragments
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Mississippi / Coahoma County / Oliver / Oliver Site; Mississippi State Site #22Co503; LMS 16-N-6
Intrasite Edwards Mound; General diggings
Additional Geographic Terms Oliver; P.M. Edward's Plantation
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest shell): 13.5 x 5.4 x 2 cm (5 5/16 x 2 1/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 20
Label on object 61772

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Shells, perforated
01-33-10/61773 Shells, perforated
Faunal Remain
Oliver Site; Mississippi State Site #22Co503; LMS 16-N-6
Organic, shells, faunal remains, halves of bivalves, white, silver, and brown in color
06-1-10/70367 Organic, shells, faunal remains, halves of bivalves, white, silver, and brown in color
Faunal Remain
Durfee
Clam shells
31-11-10/A7422 Clam shells
Faunal Remain
Shell heap
Image Not Available for Sea shell, Spondylus Calcifer
92-49-20/C374 Sea shell, Spondylus Calcifer
Faunal Remain
Copan
Shells
46-73-10/86807 Shells
Faunal Remain
Los Muertos
Shell, bivalves, halves
97-38-10/67562 Shell, bivalves, halves
Faunal Remain
Madisonville
Shell, bivalve, halves
01-38-10/67689 Shell, bivalve, halves
Faunal Remain
Madisonville
Shell, bivalve, halves
01-38-10/68467 Shell, bivalve, halves
Faunal Remain
Madisonville
Shell, bivalve, halves
11-10-10/A4629 Shell, bivalve, halves
Faunal Remain
Madisonville
Halves of cardium? shells, one burned.
46-73-10/57206 Halves of cardium? shells, one burned.
Shell
Los Muertos
Shell, bivalve, Quadrula Mortoni
55-34-10/35214 Shell, bivalve, Quadrula Mortoni
Faunal Remain
Site J-5
Image Not Available for 7 halves of oyster shells; 4 oyster shell fragments; 3 quahog shell fragments
977-54-10/57890 7 halves of oyster shells; 4 oyster shell fragments; 3 quahog shell fragments
Mattapoisett Phase II