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Image Not Available for Historic: ceramic fragments: 1 red clay, 1 white enamel; metal: 3 nail fragments
Historic: ceramic fragments: 1 red clay, 1 white enamel; metal: 3 nail fragments
Image Not Available for Historic: ceramic fragments: 1 red clay, 1 white enamel; metal: 3 nail fragments
Object Number 977-17-10/57701
Display Title Historic: ceramic fragments: 1 red clay, 1 white enamel; metal: 3 nail fragments
Descriptions
Object Description Historic: ceramic fragments: 1 red clay, 1 white enamel; metal: 3 nail fragments, 1 brass tack. prehistoric: 1 quartzite flake
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Archaic Period?
  • Contact Period?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Hampden County / Palmer / Palmer Area 1
Intrasite Test unit 9; level 1
Provenance
Provenance Institute for Conservation Archaeology, Harvard University (1977)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for Historic debris: 2 bone fragments; 3 metal fragments; 4 white enamel ceramic fra
977-17-10/57727 Historic debris: 2 bone fragments; 3 metal fragments; 4 white enamel ceramic fra
Palmer Area 4
Image Not Available for 10 clear glass frags.; red clay chip; frag. white enamel stoneware; 1 mammal and
977-17-10/57362 10 clear glass frags.; red clay chip; frag. white enamel stoneware; 1 mammal and
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for Historic debris: 2 plastic fragments (rubber and bag); 1 square metal nail; 7 bo
977-17-10/57367 Historic debris: 2 plastic fragments (rubber and bag); 1 square metal nail; 7 bo
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for Historic debris: 9 clear glass frags. & 1 green glass frag. (2.7-0.8 x 1.5-0.7 x
977-17-10/57395 Historic debris: 9 clear glass frags. & 1 green glass frag. (2.7-0.8 x 1.5-0.7 x
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for Historic debris: 4 clear glass frags.; 1 grey and white ceramic frag.; 2 red cla
977-17-10/57363 Historic debris: 4 clear glass frags.; 1 grey and white ceramic frag.; 2 red cla
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for 14 clear glass frags.; white clay pipe stem (marked: ???r ray glasgow); 2 white
977-17-10/57369 14 clear glass frags.; white clay pipe stem (marked: ???r ray glasgow); 2 white
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for Historic debris: 1 clear glass frag.; 1 white glass frag.; 4 red clay pot sherds
977-17-10/57359 Historic debris: 1 clear glass frag.; 1 white glass frag.; 4 red clay pot sherds
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for Historic debris: fragment white ceramic, 1.2 x 1 x .3 cm.
977-17-10/57675 Historic debris: fragment white ceramic, 1.2 x 1 x .3 cm.
Palmer Area 11 pa6
Image Not Available for Historic debris: 1 clear glass fragment, 1.7 x 1.2 x 0.2 cm.; 1 metal bottle top
977-17-10/57376 Historic debris: 1 clear glass fragment, 1.7 x 1.2 x 0.2 cm.; 1 metal bottle top
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for 2 metal fragments; 1 historic sherd; 1 brick fragment
977-43-10/57930 2 metal fragments; 1 historic sherd; 1 brick fragment
Rhode Island
31 pottery; 5 glass fragments; 4 bone fragments; 1 charcoal; 1 fired clay; 30 ch
970-12-10/51198.2 31 pottery; 5 glass fragments; 4 bone fragments; 1 charcoal; 1 fired clay; 30 ch
Flat Glass
Pipe stem
Base
Body
Chipping debris
Rim
Faunal Remain
Bottle Glass
Coal/clinker
Neville
Collected from surface of 1986 excavation area; 17 White and tan cigarette filters, degraded; 2 metal alloy bottle caps, 1 Orangina, 1 Pepsi; 3 plastic flatware fragments; 15 clear, colorless plastic fragments; 2 ball point pens; White cotton twine fragments, lavendar polyester ribbon fragment, beige fabric bandage fragment; silver colored duct tape fragment; 3 metal alloy nail, 1 with yellow flagging tape; 1 shell fragment; 1 aqua flat glass fragment; 11 paper condiment packs; 16 white styrofoam packing peanut fragments; 12 gold and silver colored foil fragments; 19 paper fragments; 52 colorless cellophane fragments
987-22-10/110149 Collected from surface of 1986 excavation area; 17 White and tan cigarette filters, degraded; 2 metal alloy bottle caps, 1 Orangina, 1 Pepsi; 3 plastic flatware fragments; 15 clear, colorless plastic fragments; 2 ball point pens; White cotton twine fragments, lavendar polyester ribbon fragment, beige fabric bandage fragment; silver colored duct tape fragment; 3 metal alloy nail, 1 with yellow flagging tape; 1 shell fragment; 1 aqua flat glass fragment; 11 paper condiment packs; 16 white styrofoam packing peanut fragments; 12 gold and silver colored foil fragments; 19 paper fragments; 52 colorless cellophane fragments
Nail
Styrofoam
Organic
Plastic
Textile
Foil
Twine
Screwtop
Harvard Yard