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Image Not Available for Bone/fish spine?
Bone/fish spine?
Image Not Available for Bone/fish spine?
Object Number 84-73-10/37474
Display Title Bone/fish spine?
Descriptions
Object Description Fish spine.
Inventory Description Bone, fish spine?
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Knox County / <City> / Shell heap
Intrasite Surface, 10 inches from
Additional Geographic Terms Penobscot Bay; North Haven Island; southern harbor
Quantity 1

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