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Image Not Available for Animal bones (dog probably)
Animal bones (dog probably)
Image Not Available for Animal bones (dog probably)
Object Number 13-50-10/91485.1
Display Title Animal bones (dog probably)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone, faunal remain, pelvic bone
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Dukes County / Chilmark / Site A
Intrasite Pit A
Additional Geographic Terms South shore cliff on west end of Chilmark Pond; Nashaquitsa cliff; Martha's Vineyard
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 3.8 x 7.2 x 2.5 cm (1 1/2 x 2 13/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 91485
Provenance
Collector Samuel J. Guernsey (1912)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1912-1913)

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