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Object Number
14-2-50/59278.0.1
Display Title
Homo sapiens sapiens
Descriptions
Object Description
Left tibia shaft fragment, sample for aDNA analysis
Classification
- Archaeological
Department
Osteological
Culture
- Old Empire
- Egyptian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Egypt
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Giza
Additional Geographic Terms
Nile valley
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 52.8 x 18.9 x 9.9 mm (2 1/16 x 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Weight (Presampling): 5.3 g (0.005 kg)
Weight (Post sampling): 4.9 g (0.005 kg)
Label on object
59278
Provenance
Collector
George A. Reisner
(1912-1913)
Expedition
Harvard University- Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
(1914)
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