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Object Number 67-1-10/40148
Display Title Shells of mya arenaria
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, faunal remain, clam shells and fragments
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Barnstable County / Cotuitport / Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms Cape Cod
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largst): 11 × 7.2 × 2.3 cm (4 5/16 × 2 13/16 × 7/8 in.)
Quantity 15
Label on object 40148
Provenance
Collector Dr. Jeffries Wyman (1867)
Donor Donated by Dr. Jeffries Wyman (1867)

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