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Cranium, posterior
Media Restricted
Object Number 2004.29.796.15
Display Title Cranium, posterior
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Skull of a "Mound Builder" from Albany, Illinois. Circumference in inches -19.0' Height - 4.1; Long diameter - 6.5; Bi-Parietal - 5.1; Bi-mastoid - 5.5; Capacity in cubic inches 72.7. / Three skulls of Mound Builder from Albany, Illinois. W.H. Pratt - Davenport Academy of Natural Science. From Peabody Academy of Science Salem - 1891 - P.M. No. 47964"
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Human Remains
Subject
  • Skull
Department Photographic
Date 1891
Culture
  • Pre-Columbian Eastern North American styles
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Illinois / Whiteside County / Albany
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 6.35 x 7.62 cm (2 1/2 x 3 in.)

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