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Object Number 2004.29.880
Display Title Whaleback Shell Midden
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Maine. (Damariscotta) / Whaleback shell mound."
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Worked and Unspecified Material
Subject
  • Shell heap
Department Photographic
Date 1900-1934
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Lincoln County / Damariscotta
Dimensions Overall: 9.53 x 15.88 cm (3 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)

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