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Object Number
970-12-10/50446.2
Display Title
Chipping waste, post(?) sample, bone, charcoal
Descriptions
Object Description
34 quartz pieces, large; approx. 120 small quartz pieces; 83 stone chips and fLakes (dark speckled); 94 stone chips and fLakes (heterogeneous); 24 small rounded lightly rusted pieces; 6 bone fragments; 4 charcoal bits; 1 bag charcoal bits and dust.
Inventory Description
329 pieces of stone chipping debris, 6 animal bones, and 1 2x3" bag charcoal
Classification
- Charcoal
- Faunal Remain
- Chipping debris
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
N5, level 63-66 in.
Additional Geographic Terms
Amoskeag Falls
Materials
Stone , Bone , Charcoal
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 6.9 × 4.1 × 2.9 cm (2 11/16 × 1 5/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
355
Label on object
970-12-10/50446; N5-63-5
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