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Object Number 974-24-10/52484
Display Title Miscellaneous
Descriptions
Object Description see x-file for detailed inventory Miscellaneous
Inventory Description 96 yellowware body and rim sherds, 7 white refined earthenware sherds, 1 redware sherd, 2 nails, and 4 unidentified metal fragments
Classification
  • Body
  • Unidentified
  • Rim
  • Nail
Department Archaeological
Date 18th century - 19th century
Culture
  • Colonial Period
  • American
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Suffolk County / Boston / Fort Independence
Intrasite N55 W65; Level 1
Additional Geographic Terms Castle Island
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 3.8 × 3.8 × 0.5 cm (1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/16 in.)
Quantity 110
Label on object 974-24-10/52484; 10/52484
Provenance
Provenance William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D. (1974)

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1 green bottle glass, 2 earthenware sherds including 1 pearlware with shell edge
974-24-10/52468.2 1 green bottle glass, 2 earthenware sherds including 1 pearlware with shell edge
Rim
Body
Green bottle glass
Fort Independence
Image Not Available for Contents of structure A, W35, W65, level 1.
974-24-10/52468.1 Contents of structure A, W35, W65, level 1.
Ammunition
Ft. Independence
Contents of Structure A, w 35 W65, level 1; see detailed inventory x-file  Misce
974-24-10/52468 Contents of Structure A, w 35 W65, level 1; see detailed inventory x-file Misce
Pipe
Fort Independence
27 pieces corroded metal, mostly nails; 22 pcs glass; 19 pcs glazed pottery; 8 u
970-12-10/50425 27 pieces corroded metal, mostly nails; 22 pcs glass; 19 pcs glazed pottery; 8 u
Unidentified
Nail
Bottle Glass
Rim
Brick
Pipe
Chipping debris
Coal/clinker
Stone
Faunal Remain
Body
Flat Glass
Neville
Chipping waste, quartz, bone, flower potsherd, glass, charcoal, wood, pottery, p
970-12-10/50400.1 Chipping waste, quartz, bone, flower potsherd, glass, charcoal, wood, pottery, p
Unidentified
Nail
Chipping debris
Stone
Rim
Bottle Glass
Charcoal
Flat Glass
Body
Faunal Remain
Coal/clinker
Base
Ash
Faunal Remain
Mortar
Marble
Neville
20 bone; 7 pottery; 13 glass; 13 chipping waste; 5 coal; biface fragment - perfo
970-12-10/50506.2 20 bone; 7 pottery; 13 glass; 13 chipping waste; 5 coal; biface fragment - perfo
Coal/clinker
Faunal Remain
Chipping debris
Base
Flat Glass
Rim
Body
Bottle Glass
Unidentified
Neville
2 pieces bone (?); 4 pieces glazed pottery; 6 stone chips; 14 pieces glass; butt
970-12-10/50398 2 pieces bone (?); 4 pieces glazed pottery; 6 stone chips; 14 pieces glass; butt
Unidentified
Body
Button
Faunal Remain
Stone
Chipping debris
Bottle Glass
Slag
Coal/clinker
Flat Glass
Neville
3 plates; 1 large metal ring; bone; copper tubing; glass fragments
974-24-10/52446 3 plates; 1 large metal ring; bone; copper tubing; glass fragments
Faunal Remain
Fragment
Rim
Flat Glass
Plate
Body
Lid
Jar
Fort Independence
Chipping waste, quartz, bone, coal? white clay?, 4 glass, 8 pottery, 1 ceramic p
970-12-10/50654.2 Chipping waste, quartz, bone, coal? white clay?, 4 glass, 8 pottery, 1 ceramic p
Brick
Rim
Coal/clinker
Chipping debris
Colorless flat glass
Fragment
Nail
Faunal Remain
Brown bottle glass
Pipe bowl
Faunal Remain
Body
Neville
Miscellaneous rim sherds from mold-made earthenware pots. raised design--some p
971-36-10/51524 Miscellaneous rim sherds from mold-made earthenware pots. raised design--some p
Rim
Unidentified
Pot
Bertoli residence
Chilid standing next to a sugar mill for extracting the juice from sugar cane, with Jeff D. Gallman standing in the background
08-36-00/1.93 Chilid standing next to a sugar mill for extracting the juice from sugar cane, with Jeff D. Gallman standing in the background
Philippines
Earthenware rim sherds, bone, nails, and glass
974-24-10/52414.2 Earthenware rim sherds, bone, nails, and glass
Flat Glass
Base
Faunal Remain
Body
Rim
Bottle Glass
Fort Independence