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Object Number
82-61-10/29336
Display Title
Shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
9 coarse earthenware sherds, 1 floral sample, 2 charcoal fragments, 1 chipped stone, 33 animal teeth and bones, and 1 5x7" bag shell, pulverized bone, and floral material
Classification
- Floral Remain
- Chipped Stone
- Charcoal
- Faunal Remain
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
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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Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms
Damariscotta River; Sproul's Head
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest bone): 7.6 × 3.1 × 0.9 cm (3 × 1 1/4 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity
46
Label on object
29336
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82-61-10/29376 | Shell |
Charcoal
Faunal Remain Root |
Shell heap
| |
| 86-51-10/80968 | Bones |
Rim
Charcoal Body Faunal Remain Faunal Remain |
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 50-51-40/6110.2 | Stone fragments; charcoal fragments; burned and calcined bone fragment; earthenware body and rim sherds, some burnished; floral material, possible root mat, with some bone fragments attached |
Body
Faunal Remain Stone Floral Remain Charcoal Rim |
Foehr
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Bones and organic debris
| 84-46-10/33577 | Bones and organic debris |
Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain Soil Sample Twig Utilized bone Sherd |
Shell heaps at Grapevine Point
| |
| 51-25-20/20768.2 | Earthenware body sherds; shell fragments; bone fragments, some burned and calcined; fish bone fragments; animal tooth; floral material; newspaper fragments, likely from packing material |
Body
Faunal Remain Floral Remain Paper Faunal Remain |
Venado Beach
| |
| 2019.15.216 | Organic material, including charcoal, burned floral material, burned animal bone fragments, shell fragments, and soil |
Faunal Remain
Charcoal Faunal Remain Charred Floral Remain Soil Sample |
Hahn's Field
| |
| 974-24-10/52406 | Portion of blue and white plate, with scalloped rim. pipe fragments shells, na |
Plate
Rim Bottle Glass Flat Glass Faunal Remain Faunal Remain Unidentified Body Charcoal |
Fort Independence
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| 07-6-10/78093 | Floral material, charred corn kernals, charred floral remains; shell fragment; calcined bone fragment |
Corn
Faunal Remain Faunal Remain Charred Floral Remain |
Madisonville
| |
| 17-34-10/A3459.1 | Squash shells |
Floral Remain
|
White Dog Cave
| |
| 82-61-10/29095 | Shell and bone |
Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain Charcoal |
Great Oyster?; Whaleback?; Great Oyster Heap
| |
| 86-51-10/81058 | Shells |
Charcoal
Faunal Remain |
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 970-12-10/50400.1 | Chipping waste, quartz, bone, flower potsherd, glass, charcoal, wood, pottery, p |
Unidentified
Nail Chipping debris Stone Rim Bottle Glass Charcoal Flat Glass Body Faunal Remain Coal/clinker Base Ash Faunal Remain Mortar Marble |
Neville
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