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Peninsular shell mounds
Object Number 2004.29.928
Display Title Peninsular shell mounds
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Peninsular Shell Mounds. Damanscotta River at Newcastle, ME. / See Handbook of American Indians. Vol. 2. Page 225. / Taken 1923."
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Site and Excavation
Subject
  • Shell mound
Department Photographic
Date 1923
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine
Additional Geographic Terms Damariscotta River: New castle
Materials Silver gelatin print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.89 x 13.97 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)

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