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Object Number
85-47-10/38655
Display Title
Unio shells, fragments
Descriptions
Object Description
Unio shells, fragments
Inventory Description
Organic, shell faunal remains
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Illinois
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Pike County
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<City>
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Adams Mound Group
Intrasite
Mound 1, near center of mound near bottom
Additional Geographic Terms
Atlas Township; Mississippi bluff
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 6.3 x 5.5 x 2.2 cm (2 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
38655
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(1885)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1885)
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