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Object Number
970-12-10/51134.2
Display Title
Metal, iron railroad spike, corroded
Descriptions
Object Description
22 stone chips; 2 pieces bone; 6 pieces rusty metal (1 large spike and 5 chips of rust); 1 piece glass; 11 pieces quartz; 4 chips pottery, unglazed; 3 pieces glazed pottery; 4 buff-colored fragments, possibly pottery; 1 cylindrical smooth gray object. 1 large spike.
Inventory Description
Metal, iron railroad spike, corroded
Classification
- Spike
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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New Hampshire
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Hillsborough County
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Manchester
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Neville
Intrasite
N1E9; Level; 24-30"
Additional Geographic Terms
Amoskeag Falls
Materials
Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 12.8 x 3.3 x 2.2 cm (5 1/16 x 1 5/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
970-12-10/51134
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