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Image Not Available for 4 shells (found in mouth of skull of burial)
4 shells (found in mouth of skull of burial)
Image Not Available for 4 shells (found in mouth of skull of burial)
Object Number 49-12-50/8712
Display Title 4 shells (found in mouth of skull of burial)
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Roman
  • Roman
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Morocco / Tangier
Intrasite Dolmen disturbed by road building
Additional Geographic Terms Les Oliviers Farm, near; Southeast Tangiereen road to Cape Achakar, at fork betw

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for 4 shells (found in either side of skull of burial)
49-12-50/8713 4 shells (found in either side of skull of burial)
Tangier
Image Not Available for Shell (found outside burial)
49-12-50/8714 Shell (found outside burial)
Tangier
Image Not Available for Small shells found with 13056
77-84-30/13063 Small shells found with 13056
Faunal Remain
Ancient Cemetery
Ornaments found with burial 308, shell and turquoise
2004.24.13725 Ornaments found with burial 308, shell and turquoise
Grant County
Shells ("romu") used in the manufacture of spans of native money, Found only in
970-29-70/4800 Shells ("romu") used in the manufacture of spans of native money, Found only in
Currency
Raw Material
Solomon islands
Image Not Available for Seed shells found with seed beater
04-10-10/63009.1 Seed shells found with seed beater
Floral
California
Image Not Available for Shells found with 22616
80-27-20/22617 Shells found with 22616
Faunal Remain
Knoll at Brito
Shells found among graves
75-20-30/8531 Shells found among graves
Faunal Remain
Chancay
Fragmentary shells found in cinerary urn 50/8721
50-23-50/8717 Fragmentary shells found in cinerary urn 50/8721
Faunal Remain
Carthage
Cerithium stercus muscarum shells, complete, all with perforations near mouth
46-73-10/57097.1 Cerithium stercus muscarum shells, complete, all with perforations near mouth
Utilized Shell
Los Muertos
Long string of olivella shells. Used to wrap around corpse at time of burial.
15-14-10/86051 Long string of olivella shells. Used to wrap around corpse at time of burial.
Ornament
California
Image Not Available for Pair of very small, elongated univavular shells, such as found among ruins of Lo
46-73-10/90845 Pair of very small, elongated univavular shells, such as found among ruins of Lo
Shell heaps