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Slate fragments, including some with mortar
Slate fragments, including some with mortar
Object Number 2014.14.374
Display Title Slate fragments, including some with mortar
Descriptions
Inventory Description Slate fragments, including some with mortar
Classification
  • Stone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite H917 L4 79-100 cmbd
Materials Slate
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of One): 15.7 × 12.1 × 0.6 cm (6 3/16 × 4 3/4 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 6

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Slate fragments, including some with mortar
2014.14.217 Slate fragments, including some with mortar
Slate
Harvard Yard
Slate pieces, including one with mortar fragments on one side, possibly from foundation or pathway
2011.14.1090 Slate pieces, including one with mortar fragments on one side, possibly from foundation or pathway
Slate
Harvard Yard
Two stone fragments, 1 dark gray slate fragment, rectanglar shaped, 1 mudstone fragment with remains of mortar on one side
2011.14.2764 Two stone fragments, 1 dark gray slate fragment, rectanglar shaped, 1 mudstone fragment with remains of mortar on one side
Stone
Harvard Yard
Raw material, stone, slate. unclassified (8) fragments; Architectural, slate with adhered mortar (1)
2007.20.457 Raw material, stone, slate. unclassified (8) fragments; Architectural, slate with adhered mortar (1)
Mortar
Slate
Stone
Harvard Yard
Stone fragments, including Cambridge mudstone, slate, and one possible roof tile
2009.9.4742 Stone fragments, including Cambridge mudstone, slate, and one possible roof tile
Stone
Harvard Yard
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
Dark gray slate fragment, some staining
2016.29.1353 Dark gray slate fragment, some staining
Stone
Harvard Yard
Miscellaneous stone fragments, including one slate roof tile fragment, slate bits, and cambridge mudstone
2009.9.3780 Miscellaneous stone fragments, including one slate roof tile fragment, slate bits, and cambridge mudstone
Slate
Harvard Yard
Dark gray slate fragments, likely roof slate, 1 fragment with broken hole with diameter of 0.6 cm
2011.14.2105 Dark gray slate fragments, likely roof slate, 1 fragment with broken hole with diameter of 0.6 cm
Stone
Harvard Yard
Slate, dark gray fragments; possibly roofing slate
2016.29.852 Slate, dark gray fragments; possibly roofing slate
Stone
Harvard Yard
Dark gray slate fragments, possibly roofing slate
2016.29.1629 Dark gray slate fragments, possibly roofing slate
Stone
Harvard Yard
Stone fragments, including one possible slate roof tile
2011.14.2506 Stone fragments, including one possible slate roof tile
Stone
Harvard Yard