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Object Number
35-75-10/5334
Display Title
Pieces of mussel shells
Descriptions
Object Description
Pieces of mussel shells.
Inventory Description
Organic, faunal remain, shells, including mussels, razor clam, and periwinkle
Classification
- Shell
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Maine
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Lincoln County
/
Newcastle
/
Glidden Shell heap
Intrasite
All levels
Additional Geographic Terms
Damariscotta River, West bank of; Peninsula Mound
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 6.3 × 3.4 × 1.4 cm (2 1/2 × 1 5/16 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity
11
Label on object
35-75-10/5334
Provenance
Provenance
Division of Anthropology Expedition
(1935)
Provenance
Frederick Johnson
(1935)
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