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Object Number 2008.22.2219
Display Title Seed or nut husk fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Seed or nut husk fragments
Classification
  • Husk
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite Wadsworth H417, Level 1
Materials Husk
Dimensions Overall (Largest fragment): 2.4 × 1.6 × 0.2 cm (15/16 × 5/8 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity 2

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