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Object Number
970-12-10/51199.2
Display Title
Metal, iron nails and fragments, corroded
Descriptions
Object Description
5 pieces quartz; 3 pieces glass; 1 piece bone; 1 small white frag, chalk-like texture, possibly bone; 7 pieces unglazed pottery; 2 frags. rusty nails and bits of rust; 24 pieces glazed pottery; 57 stone chips; 11 buff frags. (stone or pottery??) Fragments rusty nail and bits of rust.
Inventory Description
Metal, iron nails and fragments, corroded
Classification
- Nail
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
N1E1; Level;12-15"
Additional Geographic Terms
Amoskeag Falls
Materials
Iron
Quantity
4
Label on object
Label with object reads "possible wrought nails/ pre-1790"
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