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Object Number
2004.29.2253
Display Title
Skeleton in grave.
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Serpent Mound Park, Adams Co., Ohio. / Peabody Museum Amer. Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. / John Cone Kimball, Photographer, 1887. / 26-- The Skeleton shown in the centre of picture 24. / A wood-chuck had made its hole in this part of the mound and carried out portions of the skull and other bones of this skeleton, which was 4ft. from the surface."
Keywords
- Archaeological
- Human Remains
Subject
- Skeleton
Department
Photographic
Date
1887
Artist
John Cone Kimball
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Ohio
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Adams County
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<City>
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Serpent Mound Park
Additional Geographic Terms
Burial Mound
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 x 17.78 cm (4 1/4 x 7 in.)
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