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Object Number
974-36-10/52380
Display Title
Oyster shells
Descriptions
Object Description
oyster shells
Inventory Description
Two oyster shells
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- American
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Middlesex County
/
Cambridge
/
Harvard Yard
Intrasite
Hunt-Canaday Hall Site
Additional Geographic Terms
Harvard University
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 8.8 × 5.2 × 2.3 cm (3 7/16 × 2 1/16 × 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
974-36-10/52380
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
(1974)
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Faunal Remain
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Glidden Shell heap
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Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 82-62-10/29269 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Shell heap
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|
| 86-51-10/80753 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 999-22-10/86452 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Barnstable County
| |
| 2011.8.11 | Oyster shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Shells of Oyster
| 83-7-20/29029 | Shells of Oyster |
Faunal Remain
|
Mound
Tampico | |
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Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
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Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
| |
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Faunal Remain
|
Wadsworth Gate
| |
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Faunal Remain
|
Harvard Yard
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