Pieces shell and bone - food remains – Objects

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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 / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / 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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