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White quartz likely biface fragment
White quartz likely biface fragment
Object Number 987-22-10/58274
Display Title White quartz likely biface fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Biface fragment
Inventory Description White quartz likely biface fragment
Classification
  • Biface
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Square H79, Level 3B
Materials Quartz
Dimensions Overall: 2.4 × 1.5 × 1.1 cm (15/16 × 9/16 × 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 58274
Provenance
Collector Frederick Gorman

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