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Object Number
85-47-10/38665
Display Title
Fragments of unio shells
Descriptions
Object Description
Fragments of unio shells
Inventory Description
Shells
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Date
700 BC-AD 1200
Culture
- Late Woodland Period
- Early Woodland Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Illinois
/
Pike County
/
<City>
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Adams Mound Group
Intrasite
Mound 1, 9 ft. from center, 3-4 ft. from surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Atlas Township; Mississippi bluff
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 4.2 x 1.8 cm (1 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
38665
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(1885)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1885)
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