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Bone, possible bird, possibly including femur
Bone, possible bird, possibly including femur
Object Number 2005.17.1304
Display Title Bone, possible bird, possibly including femur
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone, Bird? Including femur?
Classification
  • Bone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard / Matthews Hall
Intrasite H614 L3 lot 1
Materials Bone
Quantity 5

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Animal bone fragments, including skull with sagittal crest, two mandible fragments with some teeth intact, two vertebrae, femurs, humeri, ulnas, tibias, radii, metapodials, and teeth; one bird bone fragment, possibly worked
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Faunal Remain
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Organic, animal bone fragments, including calcaneus, metapodial, tibia, femur, and mandible; animal teeth; fish bone fragments; bird bone fragments, including humerus; two fragments crossmend
2019.15.11 Organic, animal bone fragments, including calcaneus, metapodial, tibia, femur, and mandible; animal teeth; fish bone fragments; bird bone fragments, including humerus; two fragments crossmend
Faunal Remain
Peach Orchard Site
Animal bone fragments, including skull fragment, proximal femur fragment; bird bone fragments, including two carpometacarpus fragments, tarsometatarsus fragment; calcined bone fragment; rodent tooth fragment; worked and polished bone fragment, ovoid perforation
63-4-10/40625 Animal bone fragments, including skull fragment, proximal femur fragment; bird bone fragments, including two carpometacarpus fragments, tarsometatarsus fragment; calcined bone fragment; rodent tooth fragment; worked and polished bone fragment, ovoid perforation
Utilized bone
Faunal Remain
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Faunal remains, possible femur and vertibrae
2009.9.4541 Faunal remains, possible femur and vertibrae
Bone
Harvard Yard
Worked animal bone tool fragments, possible beamers, made from distal femur, proximal femur, and distal metapodial
07-6-10/78086 Worked animal bone tool fragments, possible beamers, made from distal femur, proximal femur, and distal metapodial
Utilized bone
Madisonville
Media Restricted
 		2004.29.1905 Carved human femur, antler, bird bone and human femur
Hopewell Mound Group
Media Restricted
 		2004.29.1903 Carved human femur, antler, bird bone and human femur
Effigy mound
Animal bone, including skull fragments, femur, pelvis, and mandible fragments with some teeth intact; animal teeth
63-4-10/39766 Animal bone, including skull fragments, femur, pelvis, and mandible fragments with some teeth intact; animal teeth
Faunal Remain
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Bone, capra/ovis, sheep/goat long bone shaft, possibly a femur
2005.17.213.3 Bone, capra/ovis, sheep/goat long bone shaft, possibly a femur
Faunal Remain
Harvard Yard
Organic, faunal remains, bones, includes two madibles with teeth, basal fragment of skull, and a bird femur
36-131-10/70595 Organic, faunal remains, bones, includes two madibles with teeth, basal fragment of skull, and a bird femur
Faunal Remain
United States
Animal bone fragments, including one distal femur fragment
987-22-10/108739 Animal bone fragments, including one distal femur fragment
Faunal Remain
Harvard Yard
Bird bone, femur
82-35-10/94321 Bird bone, femur
Faunal Remain
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