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Object Number
2004.29.850
Display Title
Skeleton as found in grave, three feet from surface
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "See description on back of this card. / [verso] Skeleton as found in grave, three feet from the surface, near the centre of a burial mound on the Fox Farm, May's Lick, Mason County, Kentucky. / The photograph on the left shows the grave before thet five stones covering it were removed. The one on the right shows the skeleton in the grave, after removing the earth surrounding the bones. / The seven shells near the skull are a species of Olivella, from the Atlantic coast. The other shells are portions of fresh-water clams.
Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, 1895. Collected and prepared by Harlan I. Smith
C.C. Willoughby from H.I. Smith 1899"
Keywords
- Human Remains
- Archaeological
Subject
- Skeleton
Department
Photographic
Date
1895-1899
Culture
- Southeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Kentucky
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Mason County
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May's Lick
Additional Geographic Terms
Foxfarm
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 13.34 x 19.69 cm (5 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Harlan Ingersoll Smith
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