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Object Number
973-27-10/52321
Display Title
Pieces shell and bone - food remains
Descriptions
Object Description
Pieces shell and bone - food remains
Inventory Description
Organic faunal remains, bone fragments and oyster shell fragments
Classification
- Faunal Remain
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Massachusetts
/
Middlesex County
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Cambridge
/
Harvard Yard
Intrasite
Pusey Library Site
Additional Geographic Terms
Harvard University
Materials
Shell , Bone
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest oyster): 11.8 × 5.3 × 1.9 cm (4 5/8 × 2 1/16 × 3/4 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
973-27 / 10/52321; 10/52321
Provenance
Provenance
Dr. William Bond
(1973)
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