Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments; animal vertebra fragment

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Object Number 983-4-10/58823

Display Title Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments; animal vertebra fragment

Descriptions

Inventory Description Unidentified iron nail fragments; unidentified iron fragments; animal vertebra fragment

Classification

Faunal Remain
Unidentified
Nail

Department Archaeological

Date 1840-1849

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Radcliffe Yard

Intrasite Agassiz Hall; east corner

Additional Geographic Terms Harvard University

Materials Animal bone , Ferrous metal

Dimensions Overall (Largest object): 3.9 × 2.1 × 0.9 cm (1 9/16 × 13/16 × 3/8 in.)

Quantity 6

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