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Sherds
Object Number 86-51-10/80897.1
Display Title Sherds
Descriptions
Inventory Description 147 coarse earthenware body sherds and 1 animal bone fragment
Classification
  • Body
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Lincoln County / <City> / Whaleback Shell heap
Intrasite Section 16-44; surface, 6 feet from
Additional Geographic Terms Damariscotta
Materials Earthenware , Bone
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 5.2 × 3.8 × 1.7 cm (2 1/16 × 1 1/2 × 11/16 in.)
Quantity 148
Label on object 80897

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Faunal Remain
Partial Vessel
Bottle Glass
Body
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Chipping debris
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Chipping debris
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Body
Fragment
Faunal Remain
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Pottery sherds, ground stone, quartz chipping waste
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Faunal Remain
Body
Coal/clinker
Chipping debris
Stone
Scraper
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Undecorated whiteware body sherds; undecorated pearlware body sherds; blue hand painted tin glazed earthenware body sherd; undecorated tin glazed body sherds; tin glazed earthenware body sherd missing glaze; tin glazed earthenware body sherd, glaze only; blue decorated refined earthenware body sherd; undecorated creamware body sherds; calcined animal bone fragments
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Body
Faunal Remain
Harvard Yard
Pottery sherds, 3 historic pottery, 2 pipe stem fragments, chipping waste
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Faunal Remain
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Pipe stem
Edged Tools
Chipping debris
Body
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23 pieces of stone chipping debris, 2 unworked stones, 7 charcoal fragments, 3 coal fragments, 1 burned bone fragment, 1 kaolin pipe stem, 1 kaolin pipe bowl, 1 coarse earthenware sherd, 1 flat aqua glass fragments, 1 curved milk glass fragment, 1 colorless glass vessel rim, 1 stoneware body sherd, 1 porcelain body sherd, 2 redware body sherds, 7 white refined earthenware body sherds, 2 factory decorated slip sherds
970-12-10/50652.2 23 pieces of stone chipping debris, 2 unworked stones, 7 charcoal fragments, 3 coal fragments, 1 burned bone fragment, 1 kaolin pipe stem, 1 kaolin pipe bowl, 1 coarse earthenware sherd, 1 flat aqua glass fragments, 1 curved milk glass fragment, 1 colorless glass vessel rim, 1 stoneware body sherd, 1 porcelain body sherd, 2 redware body sherds, 7 white refined earthenware body sherds, 2 factory decorated slip sherds
Aqua flat glass
Fragment
Stone
Chipping debris
Charcoal
Coal/clinker
Partial Vessel
Body
Pipe bowl
Rim
Faunal Remain
Pipe stem
Neville
Bone fragment, charcoal, pottery sherds
970-12-10/50491.2 Bone fragment, charcoal, pottery sherds
Floral Remain
Coal/clinker
Faunal Remain
Body
Chipping debris
Neville
Glass, unglazed pottery, charcoal, stone chips, pottery sherds
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Body
Clay
Rim
Chipping debris
Stone
Faunal Remain
Coal/clinker
Flat Glass
Bottle Glass
Neville
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Body
Faunal Remain
Ground Stone
Prismatic blade
Stemmed Projectile Point
Flake
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Coal/clinker
Flat Glass
Bottle Glass
Chipping debris
Body
Faunal Remain
Rim
Neville
Chipping waste, quartz, bone, pottery, 2 glass, 2 glass fragments, pottery sherd
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Faunal Remain
Body
Flat Glass
Colorless bottle glass
Chipping debris
Neville
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Faunal Remain
Pipe stem
Flat Glass
Bottle Glass
Rim
Body
Chipping debris
Neville