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Shell, gastropod
Object Number 83-44-10/32918.1
Display Title Shell, gastropod
Descriptions
Object Description Shell
Inventory Description Shell, gastropod
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Date AD 1250 - 1350/1400
Culture
  • Shomaker Phase
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Hamilton County / Newtown / Sand Ridge Village and Cemetery; Ohio State Site # 33HA19
Intrasite Skeleton No. 9
Additional Geographic Terms Anderson Township; Little Miami River; Ohio River; confluence, about 2.5 m from
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 2.5 × 2.1 × 1.5 cm (1 × 13/16 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam (01/01/1883)
Collector Dr. Charles L. Metz (01/01/1883)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (09/01/1883)

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