Sherds

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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

Faunal Remain
Body
Faunal Remain

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Maine / Lincoln County / <City> / 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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84-46-10/33580	Sherds	Sherd Faunal Remain Faunal Remain	Shell heaps at Grapevine Point
974-5-10/52633	Coarse earthenware body sherds, some undecorated, one cord impressed; charcoal fragments; mica fragments; chipped stone, flake; shell fragment; bone fragments	Faunal Remain Charcoal Faunal Remain Flake Mica Body	Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
84-31-10/33464.1	Chipped stone, flakes; animal bone fragment; shell fragment; coarse earthenware body sherds, undecorated; stone fragments; unidentified mineral fragments	Stone Mineral Faunal Remain Body Faunal Remain Flake	Kanada Long Mound
86-51-10/80956	Sherds	Rim Faunal Remain Body	Whaleback Shell heap
970-12-10/50509.1	3 bone, 1 shell, 22 chipping waste, 1 coal, 4 glass, 2 glass fragments, 3 potter	Chipping debris Pipe stem Body Coal/clinker Tumbler Faunal Remain Flat Glass Faunal Remain	Neville
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
86-51-10/80926	Bones	Faunal Remain Faunal Remain Body	Whaleback Shell heap
86-51-10/80766	2 oyster shells; 6 unnumbered shell fragments; 1 handful of fish bones, brick fr	Faunal Remain Sherd Faunal Remain	Whaleback Shell heap
970-12-10/50607	9 pieces quartz; 19 stone chips; 13 frags glazed pottery; 4 pcs glass; 1 fragmen	Chipping debris Coal/clinker Bottle Glass Fragment Faunal Remain Body Rim Faunal Remain	Neville
970-12-10/50485	9 glazed sherds; 10 unglazed sherds; 102 stone chips, pieces (possibly 1 artifac	Coal/clinker Faunal Remain Partial Vessel Bottle Glass Body Biface Chipping debris	Neville
86-51-10/80875	Sherds and shell fragments	Faunal Remain Faunal Remain Body Rim	Whaleback Shell heap
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

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