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Bones
Object Number 19-22-10/93658
Display Title Bones
Descriptions
Inventory Description Worked bone, including fragments of bone projectile points, bones with butchery marks, a tooth, and a broken bone awl
Classification
  • Perforator
  • Bone
  • Point
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / <County> / <City> / Shell heap
Materials Bone , Tooth
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 8.3 × 1.2 × 0.8 cm (3 1/4 × 1/2 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity 36
Label on object 93685; Burnt I; mill R.; AMES; ko
Provenance
Donor Donated by Arlo Bates (1919)
Donor Donated by Mr. Oric Bates (1919)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Worked bone, including bone matting needle fragment with perforation through shaft, bone points, bone awl fragments, bones with cut marks, and possible antler fragment
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Point
Perforator
Utilized bone
Needle
Shell heap
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
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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
Animal bones, including phlange, mandible fragments, some with teeth intact, maxilla fragment with teeth intact, scapula fragment, calcaneus fragment, animal teeth, worked bone awl fragment
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Faunal Remain
Perforator
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Animal bones and bone fragments, including calcaneus, astragalus, phlanges, metapodial, and scapulas, many with butchery marks
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Faunal Remain
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Worked bone, including bone points, and broken perforators
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Utilized bone
Point
Perforator
Shell heap
Bone points and teeth
19-22-10/92807 Bone points and teeth
Utilized bone
Perforator
Faunal Remain
Point
Shell heap
Animal bone fragments, including long bones and ribs; some with butchery marks; likely mostly mammal
987-22-10/109631 Animal bone fragments, including long bones and ribs; some with butchery marks; likely mostly mammal
Faunal Remain
Harvard Yard
Bones
19-22-10/93555 Bones
Point
Shell heap
Worked bone, including bone points, fragments of perforators, and fragments with cut marks
19-22-10/93227 Worked bone, including bone points, fragments of perforators, and fragments with cut marks
Perforator
Utilized bone
Point
Shell heap
Deer bones, broken
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Perforator
Faunal Remain
Shell heap
Animal bone fragments, some with butchery marks; one with possible copper staining. Includes long bones, ribs, vertebrae; mostly mammal
987-22-10/109606 Animal bone fragments, some with butchery marks; one with possible copper staining. Includes long bones, ribs, vertebrae; mostly mammal
Faunal Remain
Harvard Yard
Worked bone, including bone points, and bone fragments, some with cut marks
19-22-10/92759 Worked bone, including bone points, and bone fragments, some with cut marks
Utilized bone
Point
Shell heap