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Bone and shell
Object Number 86-51-10/80771
Display Title Bone and shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description 1 8x10" bag charcoal, shell, and bone fragments
Classification
  • Charcoal
  • Faunal Remain
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Lincoln County / <City> / Whaleback Shell heap
Intrasite Section 7-43; surface, 11 feet from
Additional Geographic Terms Damariscotta
Materials Bone , Shell , Charcoal
Dimensions Overall: 25.4001 × 20.32 × 15.24 cm (10 × 8 × 6 in.)
Quantity 500+
Label on object 80771

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Faunal Remain
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Shell
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Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain
Charcoal
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Rim
Whaleback Shell heap
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Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain
Flake
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2019.15.216 Organic material, including charcoal, burned floral material, burned animal bone fragments, shell fragments, and soil
Faunal Remain
Charred Floral Remain
Charcoal
Faunal Remain
Soil Sample
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Faunal Remain
Whaleback Shell heap
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Faunal Remain
Whaleback Shell heap
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Faunal Remain
Flake
Body
Charcoal
Faunal Remain
Soil Sample
Stone
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Faunal Remain
Charcoal
Faunal Remain
Flake
Mica
Body
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Shell
86-51-10/81057 Shell
Flat Glass
Faunal Remain
Whaleback Shell heap
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Fragment
Fragment
Charcoal
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