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Object Number 999-22-10/83799

Display Title shell fragments

Descriptions

Inventory Description 50 shell fragments, 2 animal bones, and 1 3x5" bag shell fragments less than approximately 1 cm

Classification

Faunal Remain

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Maine

Materials Shell

Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 2 × 2.2 × 0.1 cm (13/16 × 7/8 × 1/16 in.)

Quantity 52

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	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
	86-51-10/80968	Bones	Rim Charcoal Body Faunal Remain Faunal Remain	Whaleback Shell heap
	82-61-10/29379	Shell and shell fragments	Faunal Remain	Shell heap
	82-61-10/29095	Shell and bone	Faunal Remain Faunal Remain Charcoal	Great Oyster?; Whaleback?; Great Oyster Heap
Image Not Available for Bones and organic debris	84-46-10/33577	Bones and organic debris	Faunal Remain Utilized bone Sherd Soil Sample Twig Faunal Remain	Shell heaps at Grapevine Point
	999-22-10/77677	Organic, worked animal bone, metapodial fragment, possible scraper or beamer; worked animal bone awl fragment; animal bones and fragments; animal tooth; worked antler fragment, hollowed; gastropod shells; bivalve shell fragment; worked bivalve shell fragments, two perforated; burned corn kernals; chipped stone, flakes; biface fragments; projectile points, triangular; projectile point, leaf-shaped; projectile point, lanceolate; scraper	Utilized Antler Leaf-shaped Projectile Point Triangular Projectile Point Lanceolate Projectile Point Flake Biface Scraper Utilized Shell Corn Charred Floral Remain Faunal Remain Utilized bone Faunal Remain Perforator	Hahn's Field
	974-5-10/52635	Shell and shell fragments; stones; chipped stone, flake; bone fragments, one burned; tooth fragments	Faunal Remain Stone Flake Faunal Remain	Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
	999-22-10/77621	Organic, antler fragment; worked antler fragment; animal bone fragments; worked animal bone fragments, including one beamer or scraper fragment worked from metapodial; bivalve shell fragment; worked bivalve shell fragment; ground stone, pecked and ground stone fragment	Modified Lithic Utilized bone Faunal Remain Utilized Shell Faunal Remain Faunal Remain Utilized Antler	Hahn's Field
	999-22-10/83722	shell	Faunal Remain	Maine
	992-9-10/103536	Shell fragments, 2 intact oyster shells, 1 possible quahog fragment	Faunal Remain	Harvard Yard
	980-24-10/100728	Shell fragments, 1 intact oyster shell, 1 unidentified shell fragment	Faunal Remain	Harvard Yard
	974-24-10/52406	Portion of blue and white plate, with scalloped rim. pipe fragments shells, na	Unidentified Body Charcoal Faunal Remain Faunal Remain Plate Rim Flat Glass Bottle Glass	Fort Independence

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