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Animal bone fragments, including skull with sagittal crest, two mandible fragments with some teeth intact, two vertebrae, femurs, humeri, ulnas, tibias, radii, metapodials, and teeth; one bird bone fragment, possibly worked
Animal bone fragments, including skull with sagittal crest, two mandible fragments with some teeth intact, two vertebrae, femurs, humeri, ulnas, tibias, radii, metapodials, and teeth; one bird bone fragment, possibly worked
Object Number 63-4-10/40655
Display Title Animal bone fragments, including skull with sagittal crest, two mandible fragments with some teeth intact, two vertebrae, femurs, humeri, ulnas, tibias, radii, metapodials, and teeth; one bird bone fragment, possibly worked
Descriptions
Object Description 25 unworked bones and 3 teeth.
Inventory Description Animal bone fragments, including skull with sagittal crest, two mandible fragments with some teeth intact, two vertebrae, femurs, humeri, ulnas, tibias, radii, metapodials, and teeth; one bird bone fragment, possibly worked
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Hamilton County / Anderson Township / Turpin Archaeological District / Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Intrasite General diggings
Additional Geographic Terms Lower Little Miami River Valley
Materials Animal bone , Animal tooth , Bird bone
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 14 × 2.9 × 2.9 cm (5 1/2 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 29
Label on object 63-4-10/40655
Provenance
Collector Dr. Charles L. Metz (06/1885-01/1886)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1885-1886)

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Animal bones, including ulna fragment; rodent teeth fragments, two fragments crossmend; bird bones, including tarsometatarsus, two long bone fragments crossmend
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Faunal Remain
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
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Faunal Remain
Utilized bone
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
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Faunal Remain
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Animal bone fragments, including mandible with intact teeth, long bone, proximal tibia fragment, skull fragment with antler fragment
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Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
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Utilized Shell
Faunal Remain
Utilized bone
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Faunal Remain
Utilized bone
Utilized Antler
Perforator
Hahn's Field
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Faunal Remain
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Faunal Remain
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Utilized Antler
Utilized bone
Prismatic blade
Flake
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