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Image Not Available for Bones, ceramic, oyster shell, glass and nails
Bones, ceramic, oyster shell, glass and nails
Image Not Available for Bones, ceramic, oyster shell, glass and nails
Object Number 974-24-10/52424
Display Title Bones, ceramic, oyster shell, glass and nails
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Date 18th century - 19th century
Culture
  • Historic Period
  • Colonial Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston / Fort Independence
Intrasite Structure c; north 60, west 25; level 2
Additional Geographic Terms Castle Island
Provenance
Provenance William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D. (1974)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Bones, ceramic, oyster shell, glass and nails
974-24-10/52424.2 Bones, ceramic, oyster shell, glass and nails
Rim
Unidentified
Base
Body
Bottle Glass
Flat Glass
Faunal Remain
Faunal Remain
Fort Independence
Image Not Available for 7 quahog shell frgs; 3 oyster shell frgs; 2 nails; 6 clear glass frgs; brown gla
978-3-10/58158 7 quahog shell frgs; 3 oyster shell frgs; 2 nails; 6 clear glass frgs; brown gla
Test pit a; northeast quad level 1
Miscellaneous artifacts with no provenience, including whiteware, yellowware, brick fragments, glass fragments, nails, at least one coin, slate, anthracite coal, and oyster shells
2009.9.5213 Miscellaneous artifacts with no provenience, including whiteware, yellowware, brick fragments, glass fragments, nails, at least one coin, slate, anthracite coal, and oyster shells
Sherd
Brick
Stone
Fragment
Fragment
Nail
Coal/clinker
Harvard Yard
Metal button, metal and bone fork, nails, wood and wood splinters; Shell, glass,
974-24-10/52401.2 Metal button, metal and bone fork, nails, wood and wood splinters; Shell, glass,
Body
Flat Glass
Green bottle glass
Pin
Faunal Remain
Worked Wood
Faunal Remain
Fort Independence
Image Not Available for Metal button, metal and bone fork, nails, wood and wood splinters; shell, glass,
974-24-10/52401 Metal button, metal and bone fork, nails, wood and wood splinters; shell, glass,
Fort Independence
Image Not Available for Nails.
974-24-10/52424.1 Nails.
Nail
Ft. Independence
Bottle base, bone, shell, nails
974-24-10/52394 Bottle base, bone, shell, nails
Flat Glass
Faunal Remain
Flat Glass
Faunal Remain
Handle
Bottle
Fort Independence
Bone, nails, glass fragments china fragments
974-24-10/52455 Bone, nails, glass fragments china fragments
Button
Rim
Bottle Glass
Cylinder
Faunal Remain
Body
Base
Fort Independence
Image Not Available for 10 quahog shell frags; 5 oyster shell frags; soft shell clam frag; square nail;
978-3-10/58156 10 quahog shell frags; 5 oyster shell frags; soft shell clam frag; square nail;
Test pit a; southeast quad level 1; plow zone
Image Not Available for 31 pieces quartz; 4 pieces glass; 5 rusty nails; 14 pieces coal; fragment bone;
970-12-10/50457 31 pieces quartz; 4 pieces glass; 5 rusty nails; 14 pieces coal; fragment bone;
Neville
Glass fragments, spike buttons, shell, and nails
974-24-10/52408.2 Glass fragments, spike buttons, shell, and nails
Faunal Remain
Bottle Glass
Faunal Remain
Fort Independence
Image Not Available for 4 rusty nails and bits of nails; 8 frags. glass; 22 frags. glazed pottery; 5 fra
970-12-10/51197 4 rusty nails and bits of nails; 8 frags. glass; 22 frags. glazed pottery; 5 fra
Neville