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Object Number
31-11-10/A7422
Display Title
Clam shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Three halves of bivalve shells
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Essex County
/
Ipswich
/
Shell heap
Intrasite
Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms
Hog Island
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall (measurement of largest shell): 11.3 × 15.2 × 2.7 cm (4 7/16 × 6 × 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
A/7422
Provenance
Provenance
Frederick Johnson
(1929)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 974-24-10/52406.3 | Shell, bivalve, clam, halves |
Faunal Remain
|
Castle Island
| |
| 2005.1.28 | Shell, bivalve, common clam, Merceuaria mercenario |
Faunal Remain
|
Lusby
| |
| 46-73-10/86848 | Clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 84-73-10/37427.2 | Clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
South Shell heap
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Softshell clam shells
| 999-22-10/86446 | Softshell clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Barnstable County
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Razor clam shells
| 999-22-10/86448 | Razor clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Barnstable County
| |
| 86-51-10/81047 | Clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 83-40-10/31413 | Clam shells and fragments |
Faunal Remain
|
Shell heap
| |
| 86-51-10/80739 | Razor clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 86-51-10/81052 | Razor clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 2008.1.190 | Oyster and clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 46-73-10/86807 | Shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Los Muertos
|