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Object Number
2009.4.49.0
Display Title
Homo sapiens sapiens
Descriptions
Object Description
Fragmentary postcranial human remains of an adult of unknown sex.
Inventory Description
Organic, bone, human, vertabrae, fragmented, one atlas (C1) vertebra
Classification
- Archaeological
Department
Osteological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Middlesex County
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Cambridge
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Harvard Yard
/
Holden Chapel
Intrasite
Feat 1; L9
Additional Geographic Terms
Harvard Yard
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 2.9 x 8.9 x 5.3 cm (1 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
2009.4.49.0
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