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Object Number 82-61-10/29303
Display Title Shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description 7 shells and shell fragments, faunal remain
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Lincoln County / <City> / Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms Muscongus Island, north end
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 9.7 × 6.4 × 2.2 cm (3 13/16 × 2 1/2 × 7/8 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 29303

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Shells
82-61-10/29093 Shells
Faunal Remain
Great Oyster?; Whaleback?; Great Oyster Heap
Shell, bivalves
67-43-10/40406.1 Shell, bivalves
Faunal Remain
Shell heap
Image Not Available for 7 shells imbedded in crust
43-41-50/5916 7 shells imbedded in crust
Faunal Remain
Algeria
Image Not Available for Shells and shell fragments
82-54-10/28366 Shells and shell fragments
Faunal Remain
Shell heap
Marginella sapotilla shells, Hinds (Univalves)
52-28-20/19457 Marginella sapotilla shells, Hinds (Univalves)
Faunal Remain
Monagrillo
Thais Kiosquifornis shells (Duclos)
52-28-20/19468 Thais Kiosquifornis shells (Duclos)
Faunal Remain
Monagrillo
Image Not Available for Bivalve shells - fragments
51-32-70/3426 Bivalve shells - fragments
Faunal Remain
Tartanga
Image Not Available for Unio shells, fragments
85-47-10/38655 Unio shells, fragments
Faunal Remain
Adams Mound Group
Shells, fragments, five species
68-20-10/40117 Shells, fragments, five species
Faunal Remain
Shell heap
Image Not Available for Shells of unio
67-1-10/40210 Shells of unio
Faunal Remain
Shell heap
Shells
76-46-10/10301 Shells
Faunal Remain
Essex County
Olivella volutella shells, Lamarck (Univalves)
52-28-20/19463 Olivella volutella shells, Lamarck (Univalves)
Faunal Remain
Monagrillo