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Object Number
86-51-10/80753
Display Title
Oyster shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description
3 oyster shells, 1 attached to pebble
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Date
200 BCE - 1000 CE
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Maine
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Lincoln County
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<City>
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Whaleback Shell heap
Intrasite
Section 5-44; surface, 3 feet from
Additional Geographic Terms
Damariscotta
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 28.5 × 8 × 2.8 cm (11 1/4 × 3 1/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
80753
Credit Line
Peabody Museum Expedition, F. W. Putnam, Director, 1886.
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1886)
Collector
Abram T. Gamage
(06/08/1886)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86-51-10/80753.1 | Oyster shell attached to pebble, shells |
Faunal Remain
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Whaleback Shell heap
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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
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Glidden Shell heap
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| 82-62-10/29269 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Shell heap
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| 999-22-10/86452 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Barnstable County
| |
| 974-36-10/52380 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 2011.8.11 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 992-9-10/103536 | Shell fragments, 2 intact oyster shells, 1 possible quahog fragment |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Shells of Oyster
| 83-7-20/29029 | Shells of Oyster |
Faunal Remain
|
Mound
Tampico | |
| 86-51-10/81060 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 980-3-10/104569 | Shell fragments, including some oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Wadsworth Gate
| |
| 987-22-10/105748 | Shell fragments, likely oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
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