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Object Number
86-51-10/80779
Display Title
Sherds
Descriptions
Inventory Description
73 coarse earthenware body sherds, 6 shell fragments, and 1animal bone fragment
Classification
- Body
- 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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Whaleback Shell heap
Intrasite
Sections 7-43, 11-42; surface, 6 feet from
Additional Geographic Terms
Damariscotta
Materials
Shell , Earthenware , Bone
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 4.1 × 2.4 × 0.5 cm (1 5/8 × 15/16 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity
80
Label on object
80779
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