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Object Number
2011.8.11
Display Title
Oyster shells
Descriptions
Object Description
Oyster shells
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, faunal remains, oyster
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Middlesex County
/
Cambridge
/
Harvard Yard
Intrasite
Tree Hole 4
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of one): 8.1 x 6.38 x 0.84 cm (3 3/16 x 2 1/2 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
3
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 999-22-10/86452 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Barnstable County
| |
| 35-75-10/5332 | Small oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Glidden Shell heap
| |
| 35-75-10/5333 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Glidden Shell heap
| |
| 96-35-20/C1177 | Shells of Pearl Oysters |
Faunal Remain
|
Copan
| |
| 2008.1.190 | Oyster and clam shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
| 2005.17.1173 | Shell, faunal remains, oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Massachusetts Hall
| |
| 86-51-10/80753.1 | Oyster shell attached to pebble, shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 82-62-10/29269 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Shell heap
| |
|
| 86-51-10/80753 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 974-36-10/52380 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
|
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for oyster shells
| 999-22-10/85617 | oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Florida
| |
| 992-9-10/103536 | Shell fragments, 2 intact oyster shells, 1 possible quahog fragment |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
|