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Shells & charcoal
Object Number 95-42-20/C670
Display Title Shells & charcoal
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shells, miniature, fragments of charcoal
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Honduras / Copan / <County> / Copan / Copan
Intrasite Vault under Stela I.
Materials Shell, Charcoal
Dimensions Overall: 1 x 0.3 x 0.3 cm (3/8 x 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity Approximately 100

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Organic, shells, including gastropods, and two fragments of charcoal
84-6-10/34615 Organic, shells, including gastropods, and two fragments of charcoal
Raw Material
Faunal Remain
Charcoal
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Shells, charcoal & bones
95-42-20/C621 Shells, charcoal & bones
Faunal Remain
Copan
Image Not Available for Shells & charcoal
95-42-20/C672 Shells & charcoal
Faunal Remain
Copan
Shells
86-51-10/81058 Shells
Faunal Remain
Charcoal
Whaleback Shell heap
Metal, copper alloy ornaments, flat, tear drop shaped, perforated at narrow end, one with iron and mica adhered to it, one with bone, shells, and charcoal adhered to it
82-35-10/29893 Metal, copper alloy ornaments, flat, tear drop shaped, perforated at narrow end, one with iron and mica adhered to it, one with bone, shells, and charcoal adhered to it
Ornament
Mica
Fragment
Utilized Shell
Charcoal
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Portion of blue and white plate, with scalloped rim. pipe fragments shells, na
974-24-10/52406 Portion of blue and white plate, with scalloped rim. pipe fragments shells, na
Unidentified
Body
Charcoal
Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain
Plate
Rim
Flat Glass
Bottle Glass
Fort Independence
Image Not Available for Shell and charcoal?
976-42-30/11456 Shell and charcoal?
Organic
Ancon
Mica, one shell fragment, one flake, charcoal fragments, and one bone fragment
90-37-10/A157 Mica, one shell fragment, one flake, charcoal fragments, and one bone fragment
Flake
Charcoal
Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain
Mica
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Organic material, including charcoal, burned floral material, burned animal bone fragments, shell fragments, and soil
2019.15.216 Organic material, including charcoal, burned floral material, burned animal bone fragments, shell fragments, and soil
Charred Floral Remain
Faunal Remain
Charcoal
Soil Sample
Faunal Remain
Hahn's Field
Pottery cinerary urn containing charcoal, shells, soil, & calcined bones of smal
50-23-50/8721 Pottery cinerary urn containing charcoal, shells, soil, & calcined bones of smal
Vase
Carthage
Soil sample, including animal bone fragments, some burned and calcined, shell fragments, stone fragments, chipped stone flakes, charcoal fragments, and shell-tempered earthenware body sherd
2019.15.215 Soil sample, including animal bone fragments, some burned and calcined, shell fragments, stone fragments, chipped stone flakes, charcoal fragments, and shell-tempered earthenware body sherd
Soil Sample
Stone
Body
Faunal Remain
Charcoal
Flake
Faunal Remain
Hahn's Field
Shell fragments; quartz crystal; stone fragment; charcoal fragment; coarse earthenware body sherds, undecorated
2000.1.81 Shell fragments; quartz crystal; stone fragment; charcoal fragment; coarse earthenware body sherds, undecorated
Stone
Body
Charcoal
Faunal Remain
Ohio