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Shell fragments
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Object Number 84-73-10/36911
Display Title Shell fragments
Descriptions
Object Description Shells.
Inventory Description Shell fragments
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Lincoln County / Newcastle / Great Oyster?; Whaleback?
Intrasite 5th and 6th ash streaks, between
Additional Geographic Terms Damariscotta; Damariscotta River, east side
Quantity 1 box

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
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84-73-10/36912 Shells
Great Oyster?; Whaleback?
Image Not Available for Shells; ash
84-73-10/36910 Shells; ash
Great Oyster?; Whaleback?
Image Not Available for 1 box, 1 bag shells and fragments
84-73-10/36905 1 box, 1 bag shells and fragments
Great Oyster?; Whaleback?
Image Not Available for Shells
84-73-10/36909.1 Shells
Great Oyster?; Whaleback?
Image Not Available for Shells
84-73-10/36909.2 Shells
Great Shell heap
Image Not Available for 2 boxes ash, 1 bag shell fragments
84-73-10/36906 2 boxes ash, 1 bag shell fragments
Great Oyster?; Whaleback?
Image Not Available for Shells
84-73-10/36907 Shells
Great Oyster?; Whaleback?
Image Not Available for Ash and shell
84-73-10/36913 Ash and shell
Great Oyster?; Whaleback?
William B. Nickerson standing in Mound 16, Portage, Illinois, 1899
00-26-00/2.1 William B. Nickerson standing in Mound 16, Portage, Illinois, 1899
Portage
Image Not Available for Shell; earth
84-73-10/36908 Shell; earth
Great Oyster?; Whaleback?
Organic, worked animal bone, metapodial fragment, possible scraper or beamer; worked animal bone awl fragment; animal bones and fragments; animal tooth; worked antler fragment, hollowed; gastropod shells; bivalve shell fragment; worked bivalve shell fragments, two perforated; burned corn kernals; chipped stone, flakes; biface fragments; projectile points, triangular; projectile point, leaf-shaped; projectile point, lanceolate; scraper
999-22-10/77677 Organic, worked animal bone, metapodial fragment, possible scraper or beamer; worked animal bone awl fragment; animal bones and fragments; animal tooth; worked antler fragment, hollowed; gastropod shells; bivalve shell fragment; worked bivalve shell fragments, two perforated; burned corn kernals; chipped stone, flakes; biface fragments; projectile points, triangular; projectile point, leaf-shaped; projectile point, lanceolate; scraper
Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain
Perforator
Utilized bone
Triangular Projectile Point
Corn
Leaf-shaped Projectile Point
Biface
Flake
Scraper
Lanceolate Projectile Point
Utilized Shell
Charred Floral Remain
Utilized Antler
Hahn's Field
Image Not Available for Oyster shells (3), fragments of clam shells (5)
968-12-10/49982 Oyster shells (3), fragments of clam shells (5)
Garland