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Object Number
2005.17.1173
Display Title
Shell, faunal remains, oyster shells
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell faunal remains, oyster shells
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Middlesex County
/
Cambridge
/
Harvard Yard
/
Massachusetts Hall
Intrasite
H604 L1 0-40cm
Materials
Shell
Quantity
2
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-35-20/C8560 | Shell faunal remains, spiny oyster?, white and reddish orange, some spiked ext. |
Faunal Remain
|
Copan
|
| 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
|
| 987-22-10/113295 | Organic, faunal remains, oyster shell fragments |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
|
| 13-67-10/88663 | Organic, shells, faunal remains |
Faunal Remain
|
Boston
|
| 2005.17.1102 | Shell, faunal remains, oyster |
Faunal Remain
|
Massachusetts Hall
|
| 999-22-10/86452 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Barnstable County
|
| 2011.8.11 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
|
| 35-75-10/5332 | Small oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Glidden Shell heap
|
| 35-75-10/5333 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Glidden Shell heap
|
| 68-20-10/40264.1 | Shell, faunal remain, oyster |
Body
Faunal Remain |
Great Oyster?; Whaleback?
|
| 2008.1.190 | Oyster and clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
|