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Object Number
2004.29.1878
Display Title
North bank of ancient work on hill.
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Ohio. Fosters, Little Miami Valley. / Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. / North bank of ancient work on hill. After removal of burnt clay covering wall of stones, and pile of cinders. The shovel in trench in right lower corner shows depth of burnt clay below the pile of cinders. / [verso] M.H. Saville, Photographer."
Keywords
- Site and Excavation
- Archaeological
Subject
- Trench
Department
Photographic
Date
1890
Artist
Marshall H. Saville
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Ohio
/
Warren County
/
<City>
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Fosters Little Miami Valley
Intrasite
North bank
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 15.24 x 20.32 cm (6 x 8 in.)
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