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Round shell beads, some strung on wire, some burned and calcined
Round shell beads, some strung on wire, some burned and calcined
Object Number 82-35-10/29743
Display Title Round shell beads, some strung on wire, some burned and calcined
Descriptions
Inventory Description Round shell beads, some strung on wire, some burned and calcined
Classification
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Hamilton County / Anderson Township / Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Intrasite Mound 3, altar
Additional Geographic Terms South bank of Little Miami River, 8 miles from junction with Ohio River
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 1.1 × 1.1 × 0.7 cm (7/16 × 7/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 163
Label on object 29743
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1882)
Collector Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam (1882)
Collector Dr. Charles L. Metz (1882)

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Shell beads, some ovoid, some discoidal, some tubular, some flared tubes; some strung on string; burned and calcined
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Bead
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Bead
Ornament
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Bead
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Bead
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Worked Shell
Stone
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