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Object Number
32-42-10/135
Display Title
Metatarsal of a moose
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, broken long bone fragments that mend
Classification
- Bone
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Maine
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Hancock County
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Northeast Harbor
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Shell heap
Intrasite
Not far below the surface
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 × 3.2 × 1.7 cm (6 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
32-42-10/135
Provenance
Provenance
Dr. George Cheever Shattuck
(1932)
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