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Object Number 46-73-10/86872
Display Title Shells
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Surface
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Frank Hamilton Cushing (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (11/15/1946)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Shell beads
46-73-10/57024 Shell beads
Bead
Los Muertos
46 complete olivella shells - 37 nassarius tegula shells
46-73-10/57094 46 complete olivella shells - 37 nassarius tegula shells
Utilized Shell
Los Muertos
Shells, univalvular; 6 perforated
46-73-10/44249 Shells, univalvular; 6 perforated
Utilized Shell
Los Muertos
75 nassarius tegula shells, 87 olivella shells, 2 conus shells, 1 with spire rem
46-73-10/57025 75 nassarius tegula shells, 87 olivella shells, 2 conus shells, 1 with spire rem
Ornament
Los Muertos
Columbella shells, worked, used as whole shell beads (haury), one unnumbered, bu
46-73-10/56962 Columbella shells, worked, used as whole shell beads (haury), one unnumbered, bu
Utilized Shell
Los Muertos
Pierced shells (1 lot)
14-63-50/B509 Pierced shells (1 lot)
Bead
Egypt
Image Not Available for Snail shells
29-45-50/H566 Snail shells
Faunal Remain
Mound 1
Image Not Available for Snail shells (monodonta, articulata Lamarck)
38-95-50/3402 Snail shells (monodonta, articulata Lamarck)
Faunal Remain
Arcole
Snail with tenon - Initial Series group, east face of house of Shells
58-34-20/32027 Snail with tenon - Initial Series group, east face of house of Shells
Chichen Itza
Shells, snails?
11-50-40/83688 Shells, snails?
Faunal Remain
Italy
Image Not Available for 4 shells
52-16-50/9383 4 shells
Faunal Remain
Tunisia
Bottle containing shells of snails (No. 50-1332)
35-31-50/1336 Bottle containing shells of snails (No. 50-1332)
Shell
Cameroon