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Top view of human skull, US Coast Survey
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Object Number 2004.29.722.8
Display Title Top view of human skull, US Coast Survey
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "8257-P.M. No. Skull with wound. Caucasian (?) Taken from tumulus on West Bank of Halifax River, E. Florida, 1874. From A.M. Harrison U.S. Coast Survey. Rec. 1875"
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Human Remains
Subject
  • Skull
Department Photographic
Date 1874-1875
Culture
  • Southeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Florida
Additional Geographic Terms Halifax River, West Bank
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 5.72 x 8.89 cm (2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Collector Capt. Alexander Medina Harrison

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