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Object Number 67-1-10/40162
Display Title Metacarpal bones of deer, fragments
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, faunal remain, bone 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 Animal bone
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest bone): 10.6 × 3.6 × 2.2 cm (4 3/16 × 1 7/16 × 7/8 in.)
Quantity 7
Label on object 40162
Provenance
Collector Dr. Jeffries Wyman (1867)
Donor Donated by Dr. Jeffries Wyman (1867)

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