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Ash pit and burial place. Taken from gravel pit looking north
Ash pit and burial place. Taken from gravel pit looking north
Object Number 2004.29.1956
Display Title Ash pit and burial place. Taken from gravel pit looking north
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Ohio. (Madisonville) / Ash-pit and burial place. Taken from gravel pit, looking north. Prehistoric Cemetery, Madisonville, Ohio. / Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. / [verso] M.H. Saville, Photographer"
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Site and Excavation
Subject
  • Burial
  • Ash pit
Department Photographic
Date 1891
Artist Marshall H. Saville
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Hamilton County / Madisonville
Intrasite Cemetery
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 17.78 x 22.86 cm (7 x 9 in.)

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