Iron nails, mainly square cut; one slag fragment

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Object Number 2008.22.63

Display Title Iron nails, mainly square cut; one slag fragment

Descriptions

Inventory Description Iron nails, mainly square cut; one slag fragment

Classification

Nail
Slag

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard

Intrasite Wadsworth, H403 L1-L3 profile

Materials Ferrous metal , Slag

Dimensions Overall (Largest fragment): 5.3 × 0.4 × 0.4 cm (2 1/16 × 3/16 × 3/16 in.)

Quantity 35

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