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Object Number
2004.29.942
Display Title
Excavation of possible burial
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Supposed Norse Grave, on bank of Charles River at Bemis, W. Watertown. Mass. Excavation by Miss C. Horsford, 1894. ("I was present at the excavation in the spring of 1894" F.W. Putnam)."
Keywords
- Burial and Cremation
- Archaeological
Subject
- Grave
Department
Photographic
Date
1894
Culture
- Northeast
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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Watertown
Additional Geographic Terms
Bemis
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 x 19.05 cm (4 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
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