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Hearth, 14 feet below surface of north bank of Little Miami River
Hearth, 14 feet below surface of north bank of Little Miami River
Object Number 2004.29.1804
Display Title Hearth, 14 feet below surface of north bank of Little Miami River
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Ohio. (Andover Township) / Ancient Hearth, 14 feet below surface in north bank of the Little Miami River. Andover Township, Ohio. / Hearth (an enlarged view is another photograph) / Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. / [verso] M.H. Saville. Photographer."
Keywords
  • Site and Excavation
  • Archaeological
  • Household
Subject
  • Hearth
  • Ancient
Department Photographic
Date 1850-1899
Artist Marshall H. Saville
Culture
  • Pre-Columbian North American periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Ashtabula County / Andover township
Intrasite Hearth
Additional Geographic Terms North Bank, Little Miami River
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.97 x 20.32 cm (5 1/2 x 8 in.)

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