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Shell and peach pit
Object Number 2009.4.260
Display Title Shell and peach pit
Descriptions
Object Description Shell and peach pit
Inventory Description Organic, shell, faunal remain, burned?, broken, peach pit, halved
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard / Holden Chapel
Intrasite Feat 1; L6
Additional Geographic Terms Harvard Yard
Materials Shell, Seed
Dimensions Overall: 4.6 x 2.5 x 1.9 cm (1 13/16 x 1 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 2

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