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Object Number 980-3-10/99985
Display Title Metal, fragments of nail, and tooth, stone flakes, vertebrae
Descriptions
Object Description Metal, straight pin
Inventory Description Metal, fragments of nail, and tooth, stone flakes, vertebrae
Classification
  • Nail
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Red Line: Wadsworth Gate: Well auger
Dimensions Overall: 2.8 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm (1 1/8 x 3/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 8

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