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Object Number 2011.14.751
Display Title Asphalt fragments with stone inclusions
Descriptions
Inventory Description Asphalt fragments with stone inclusions
Classification
  • Unclassified
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H909 Level 3
Materials Asphalt
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of One): 2.6 × 2.4 × 1.2 cm (1 × 15/16 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity 3

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Coal fragments, 1 burned; 2 asphalt fragments with brick inclusions; 1 slag fragment
2011.14.464 Coal fragments, 1 burned; 2 asphalt fragments with brick inclusions; 1 slag fragment
Unclassified
Coal/clinker
Harvard Yard
Ground stone bowl fragments, micaceous inclusions, mended
2001.1.8 Ground stone bowl fragments, micaceous inclusions, mended
Raw Material
Bowl
North America
Slate fragment with asphalt adhered
2011.14.2176 Slate fragment with asphalt adhered
Unclassified
Harvard Yard
Asphalt fragments and one bent, corroded, flat iron fragment
2011.14.1203 Asphalt fragments and one bent, corroded, flat iron fragment
Unidentified
Unclassified
Harvard Yard
Mortar fragments with inclusions
2014.14.179 Mortar fragments with inclusions
Mortar
Harvard Yard
Nail and nail fragments, with brick inclusions
2014.14.318 Nail and nail fragments, with brick inclusions
Nail
Harvard Yard
slag fragments with ashy inclusions
2014.14.53 slag fragments with ashy inclusions
Slag
Harvard Yard
Irregularly fired stoneware fragments, gray paste, visible inclusions, possibly sewer pipe
987-22-10/108921 Irregularly fired stoneware fragments, gray paste, visible inclusions, possibly sewer pipe
Sherd
Harvard Yard
White mortar fragments, large shell inclusions
987-22-10/110204 White mortar fragments, large shell inclusions
Mortar
Harvard Yard
Gray mudstone fragments, most with ferrous staining and inclusions
987-22-10/109404 Gray mudstone fragments, most with ferrous staining and inclusions
Stone
Harvard Yard
Fragments of soil, with shell and other inclusions
63-4-10/39855 Fragments of soil, with shell and other inclusions
Soil Sample
Turpin Homestead Site; Ohio State Site # 33HA28 (105; 19)
Asphalt, possibly with some mortar or other white rock
2011.14.2461 Asphalt, possibly with some mortar or other white rock
Unclassified
Harvard Yard