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Object Number 82-61-10/29385
Display Title Shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description 1 clam/quahog shell and 1 3x5" bagged soil sample
Classification
  • Soil Sample
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Lincoln County / <City> / Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms Bremen; Muscongus Sound; Keene's Point
Materials Shell , Soil
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of shell): 13.3 × 9 × 2.3 cm (5 1/4 × 3 9/16 × 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 29385

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Image Not Available for Soil sample, contains some shell
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