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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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