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Shell fragments
Object Number 980-24-10/102016
Display Title Shell fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shell fragments
Classification
  • Fragment
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Harvard Yard
Intrasite S10E5, 20-24
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of largest): 6.9 × 4.2 × 1.3 cm (2 11/16 × 1 5/8 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity more than 100

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