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Cranium, left side
Media Restricted
Object Number 2004.29.796.2
Display Title Cranium, left side
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Illinois. / Photograph of skull taken from one of a group of mounds near Albany, Ill. These tumuli are on the summit of a high ridge overlooking the Mississippi River. The mound in question is about eight feet in height and four feet in circumference. The skull was in a sitting posture at the base of the mound. The soil above it was a darker color than that below. From R. R. Hoy, M.D., Racine, Wis."
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Human Remains
Subject
  • Skull
Department Photographic
Date 1850-1899
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: 7.62 x 8.26 cm (3 x 3 1/4 in.)

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