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Bones
Object Number 86-51-10/80933
Display Title Bones
Descriptions
Inventory Description 1 2x3" bag fish bones and shell
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Lincoln County / <City> / Whaleback Shell heap
Intrasite Section 10-42; surface, 12 feet from
Additional Geographic Terms Damariscotta
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 5.08 × 7.62 × 1.27 cm (2 × 3 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1 2x3" bag

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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
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