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Object Number
2004.29.1155
Display Title
West bank of sand pit on Hancock Street
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Jersey (Trenton) West bank of sand pit on Hancock St. looking w.. Trowel sticking in bank near man's right knee marks place where man found fragment of bone on March 13 1899. No. 105. Pl. LXXXVII. American Museum Delaware Valley Exploration."
Keywords
- Site and Excavation
- Archaeological
Subject
- Excavation
Department
Photographic
Date
March 13, 1899
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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New Jersey
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Mercer County
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Trenton
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 x 15.88 cm (4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
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