Nails, nail fragments, and orange flagging tape

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Object Number 2009.9.2044

Display Title Nails, nail fragments, and orange flagging tape

Descriptions

Inventory Description Metal hardware nails

Classification

Nail

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard

Intrasite H805 L1

Materials Metal

Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 1 x 1 cm (4 1/8 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)

Quantity 14

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	987-22-10/110128	Ferrous metal nails with yellow and orange plastic flagging and white cotton string, likely from earlier excavation	Nail	Harvard Yard
Image Not Available for 20th century wire nail with orange flagging tape attached, "N16W5" written on the tape	2009.9.5215	20th century wire nail with orange flagging tape attached, "N16W5" written on the tape	Nail Plastic	Harvard Yard
	987-22-10/110149	Collected from surface of 1986 excavation area; 17 White and tan cigarette filters, degraded; 2 metal alloy bottle caps, 1 Orangina, 1 Pepsi; 3 plastic flatware fragments; 15 clear, colorless plastic fragments; 2 ball point pens; White cotton twine fragments, lavendar polyester ribbon fragment, beige fabric bandage fragment; silver colored duct tape fragment; 3 metal alloy nail, 1 with yellow flagging tape; 1 shell fragment; 1 aqua flat glass fragment; 11 paper condiment packs; 16 white styrofoam packing peanut fragments; 12 gold and silver colored foil fragments; 19 paper fragments; 52 colorless cellophane fragments	Foil Screwtop Twine Plastic Textile Organic Nail Styrofoam	Harvard Yard
	2014.14.268	Ferrous Nail, corroded but complete, thin orange flagging tape around head (likely from former archaeological excavation)	Plastic Nail	Harvard Yard
	2018.24.958	Ferrous metal, hardware, nails, fragments; Ferrous metal, composite objects, stones adhered to nails; Ferrous metal, composite object, brick adhered to nails	Nail Stone Unidentified Brick	Harvard Yard
	2018.24.575	Ferrous metal, hardware, nails, fragments; Ferrous metal, composite object, glass adhered to nail; Ferrous metal, composite object, stone adhered to nails	Colorless flat glass Nail Stone	Harvard Yard
	2018.24.865	Ferrous metal, hardware, nails, fragments; Ferrous metal, composite objects, stones adhered to nails, fragments	Nail Stone Unidentified	Harvard Yard
	2009.9.1249	Nails and nail fragments, including one possible T-headed nail	Nail	Harvard Yard
	2018.24.394	Ferrous metal, hardware, nails; Ferrous metal, composite object, stone adhered to nails; Ferrous metal, unidentfied, fragments	Unidentified Nail Stone	Harvard Yard
	2018.24.162	Ferrous metal, hardware, nails, fragments; Ferrous metal, composite object, glass adhered to nail fragments; Ferrous metal, composite object, stone adhered to nail fragments	Stone Colorless flat glass Nail Unidentified	Harvard Yard
	2009.9.3361	Nails and nail fragments	Nail	Harvard Yard
	2009.9.3533	Nails and nail fragments	Nail	Harvard Yard

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