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Object Number
2005.17.810
Display Title
Shell, oyster shell, one half fragment
Descriptions
Inventory Description
One half of a full oyster shell
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Middlesex County
/
Cambridge
/
Harvard Yard
/
Matthews Hall
Intrasite
H610 L4
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 5.35 x 2.32 x 0.65 cm (2 1/8 x 15/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 969-20-10/49861 | Shell, bivalve, oyster, half |
Faunal Remain
|
Hearthstone Building
| |
| 969-20-10/49861.1 | Shell, bivalve, oyster, half |
Faunal Remain
|
Hearthstone Building
| |
| 980-24-10/100728 | Shell fragments, 1 intact oyster shell, 1 unidentified shell fragment |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 68-20-10/40264.1 | Shell, faunal remain, oyster |
Faunal Remain
|
Great Oyster?; Whaleback?
| |
| 992-9-10/103536 | Shell fragments, 2 intact oyster shells, 1 possible quahog fragment |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 980-3-10/104569 | Shell fragments, including some oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Wadsworth Gate
| |
| 987-22-10/105748 | Shell fragments, likely oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 2005.17.407 | Shell fragment, oyster shell, organic faunal remains, fairly small |
Faunal Remain
|
Massachusetts Hall
| |
| 2005.17.402 | Shell fragment, oyster shell, organic faunal remains various thicknesses |
Faunal Remain
|
Massachusetts Hall
| |
| 2009.4.350 | Shell fragments, oyster |
Faunal Remain
|
Holden Chapel
| |
| 2009.4.106 | Shell fragments, oyster |
Faunal Remain
|
Holden Chapel
| |
| 86-51-10/80753.1 | Oyster shell attached to pebble, shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
|