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Object Number
974-24-10/52451.7
Display Title
8 animal bones
Descriptions
Object Description
bone, dore knob, glass china fragments, nails Metal door knob
Inventory Description
8 animal bones, some with evidence of butchering
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Date
18th century - 19th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
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Suffolk County
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Boston
/
Fort Independence
Intrasite
N45 W55; Structure a; Level 2-3
Additional Geographic Terms
Castle Island
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 8.4 × 7.2 × 2.4 cm (3 5/16 × 2 13/16 × 15/16 in.)
Quantity
8
Label on object
974-24-10/52451; 10/52451
Provenance
Provenance
William A. Turnbaugh Ph.D.
(1974)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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for Metal door knob
| 974-24-10/52451 | Metal door knob |
Door Knob
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Fort Independence
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| 974-24-10/52451.5 | Metal door knob |
Colorless flat glass
Ornament Body Rim |
Fort Independence
| |
| 974-24-10/52451.6 | 1 stoneware sherd, 1 earthenware sherd |
Body
|
Fort Independence
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Faunal remain
| 974-24-10/52451.3 | Faunal remain |
Faunal Remain
|
Fort Independence
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Metal, nails, spikes, wire
| 974-24-10/52451.4 | Metal, nails, spikes, wire |
Nail
|
Fort Independence
| |
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Image Not Available
for Glass, flat, colorless
| 974-24-10/52451.2 | Glass, flat, colorless |
Flat Glass
|
Fort Independence
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Ceramic whiteware
| 974-24-10/52451.1 | Ceramic whiteware |
Whiteware
|
Fort Independence
| |
| 970-12-10/51197.2 | 11 bones & fragments); 2 coal; 5 brick & stone fragments; 24 chipping waste; 8 g |
Brick
Fragment Base Body Rim Chipping debris Faunal Remain Worked Wood Coal/clinker Bottle Glass |
Neville
| |
| 974-24-10/52387.2 | Square sided nails, various lengths. animal bone, metal hinge. |
Faunal Remain
|
Fort Independence
| |
| 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
| |
| 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
| |
| 970-12-10/50482 | 24 pieces stone; 11 pieces quartz; 8 glazed sherds; piece glass; 4 pieces bone ( |
Rim
Body Chipping debris Faunal Remain Fragment |
Neville
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