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Object Number 35-75-10/5333
Display Title Oyster shells
Descriptions
Object Description Oyster shells.
Inventory Description Organic, faunal remain, oyster shells
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Lincoln County / Newcastle / Glidden Shell heap
Intrasite 465 below D, D 85 C, 50 out from DC
Additional Geographic Terms Damariscotta River, West bank of; Peninsula Mound
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 28.5 × 9.1 × 1.9 cm (11 1/4 × 3 9/16 × 3/4 in.)
Quantity 31
Label on object 35-75-10/5333
Provenance
Provenance Frederick Johnson (1935)
Provenance Division of Anthropology Expedition (1935)

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